World War 5(2008)
Games like World War 5
Looking for games like World War 5? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Enemies of Rome(2017)
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Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation(1980)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Las Vegas Royale(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Risk: Star Wars – Clone Wars Edition(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
War & Peace(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Assault on Gallipoli: The ANZAC Landing Campaign 1915(2022)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
S.P.Q.RisiKo!(2005)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
Risk: Star Trek 50th Anniversary Edition(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Sequoia(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Las Vegas(2026)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Risk: Halo Legendary Edition(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Pocket Battles: Macedonians vs. Persians(2012)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
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