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Zoo Vadis(2023)

★ 7.5 BGG3–7 players20 minWeight 2.10
BriberyHidden Victory PointsNegotiation

Games like Zoo Vadis

Looking for games like Zoo Vadis? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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

Quo Vadis?(1992)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Negotiation + 3 more

NegotiationPoint to Point MovementTrading

Chinatown(1999)

★ 7.43–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Negotiation + 2 more

EnclosureIncomeInvestment

The King's Dilemma(2019)

★ 7.73–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Bribery + 1 more

BiasBriberyEnd Game Bonuses

Tomb Trader(2017)

★ 6.53–6 players5 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Hidden Victory Points + 3 more

End Game BonusesHidden RolesHidden Victory Points

Waterfall Park(2023)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Negotiation + 2 more

EnclosureIncomeInvestment

The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Bribery + 3 more

AlliancesBriberyDice Rolling

Pyrates!(2023)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Negotiation + 3 more

Action / EventEventsNegotiation

Corporate America(2013)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Bribery + 2 more

Auction / BiddingBriberyNegotiation

Long Live the King: A Game of Secrecy and Subterfuge(2020)

★ 7.24–8 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Bribery + 3 more

AlliancesBriberyDeduction

Cosmic Encounter(2008)

★ 7.53–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Negotiation + 2 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Ecologies: Hidden Habitats(2021)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Hidden Victory Points + 2 more

Hand ManagementHidden Victory PointsNegotiation

Secret Recipe(2025)

★ 6.92–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Hidden Victory Points + 3 more

DeductionHidden Victory PointsNegotiation

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