Viral(2017)
Games like Viral
Looking for games like Viral? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition)(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2005)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Ikusa(1986)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Joraku(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Campaign Trail(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Mission: Red Planet(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Zapotec(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Aton(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Sardegna(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition)
Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
Warhammer 40,000: Conquest
Ikusa
Joraku
Campaign Trail
Mission: Red Planet
Richard III: The Wars of the Roses
Zapotec
Aton
Sardegna
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