SEED GAME#5658 BGG all-time

Utopia(2007)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.66
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Games like Utopia

Looking for games like Utopia? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Classic Warlord(2012)

★ 7.22–7 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Antarctica(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Liberia: Descent Into Hell – The Liberian Civil War 1989-1996(2008)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Cold War(1984)

★ 6.24 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Portobello Market(2007)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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1906 San Francisco(2018)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Element(2008)

★ 6.72 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Kampf um Rom(1995)

★ 5.73–4 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Chicago(1986)

★ 5.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Squaring Circleville(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Barcelona: The Rose of Fire(2016)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Sword and Sail(2004)

★ 6.72–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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