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Vivarium(2022)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.88
ContractsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Vivarium

Looking for games like Vivarium? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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ISO Match
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ContractsOpen DraftingSet Collection

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ISO Match
76/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Trinket Trove(2025)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Open DraftingSet CollectionTurn Order: Auction

Splendor(2014)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Splendor: Marvel(2020)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Quietville(2006)

★ 6.23–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Open DraftingSet Collection

스플렌더: Pokémon (Splendor: Pokémon)(2023)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Zooloretto Duell(2017)

★ 6.42 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Złap Kadr: Gra o najlepsze zdjęcie(2024)

★ 6.81–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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ContractsOpen DraftingPattern Building

Piepmatz: Little Songbirds(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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