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Vampire: Dark Influences(2006)

★ 5.4 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 1.85
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Games like Vampire: Dark Influences

Looking for games like Vampire: Dark Influences? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Medieval Mastery(2011)

★ 5.82–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Artisans(2023)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementMarket

Blue Moon City(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHand Management

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

The Last of the Independents(2010)

★ 6.33–6 players90 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Phase Order

Supernova: A New Exodus(2015)

★ 6.92 players25 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Iquazú(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Gates of Delirium(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Stellar(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Medieval Academy(2014)

★ 6.92–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingHand Management

Galilean Moons(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

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