SEED GAME#5258 BGG all-time

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game(1999)

★ 6.3 BGG2 playersWeight 2.91
Deck ConstructionHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Looking for games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Android: Netrunner(2012)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Mythos(1996)

★ 6.71–10 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementSet Collection

Skirmish: Battle for Draconia(2025)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Closed DraftingDeck ConstructionHand Management

Summoner Wars: Master Set(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Deck ConstructionDice RollingGrid Movement

Hubworld: Aidalon(2027)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set(2016)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

新幕 桜降る代に決闘を 基本セット (A Duel for Falling Cherry Blossoms: New Act – Basic Set)(2018)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDeck Construction

Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Lightseekers(2017)

★ 7.02–99 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPlayer Elimination

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

★ 9.12 players45 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Ivion: The Herocrafting Card Game(2018)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions Trading Card Game(2018)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Deck ConstructionTake ThatVariable Player Powers

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