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Vampire: The Eternal Struggle(1994)

★ 7.3 BGG2–5 players120 minWeight 3.42
ActingDeck ConstructionHand Management

Games like Vampire: The Eternal Struggle

Looking for games like Vampire: The Eternal Struggle? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

Magic: The Gathering(1993)

★ 7.62–6 players20 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Betting and BluffingClosed DraftingDeck Construction

Sakura Arms: Yurina Box(2022)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Sakura Arms: Yatsuha Box(2022)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Sakura Arms: Saine Box(2022)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Android: Netrunner(2012)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck Construction + 1 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Death Roads: All Stars(2023)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionEvents

Ophidian 2350 CCG(2003)

★ 6.32 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action QueueDeck ConstructionHand Management

Flesh and Blood(2019)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck Construction + 1 more

Deck ConstructionHand Management

System Gateway (fan expansion for Android: Netrunner)(2021)

★ 9.12 players45 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck Construction + 1 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)(2015)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck Construction + 1 more

AlliancesDeck ConstructionHand Management

BattleCON: Devastation of Indines(2013)

★ 7.81–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Valley Hoopers: The Series(2023)

★ 8.12 players45 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck ConstructionHand Management

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