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18 games like Abyss

The best games like Abyss are Aeon's End, It's a Wonderful World and Everdell — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, science fiction with Abyss.

Every alternative below links to its own Abyss-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Abyss’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
2. 2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
   View It's a Wonderful World on Amazon →
3. 3. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Everdell on Amazon →
4. 4. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management, Memory · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Viceroy (2014)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Memory, Set Collection · 4 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)
   3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Smash Up Monster Smash (2014)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Abyss: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
9. 9. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Mythology, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Ex Libris (2017)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Omen A Reign of War (2011)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Abyss: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Abyss: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Thunderstone Advance Numenera (2013)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter

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