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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. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Aeon's End →
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   2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for It's a Wonderful World →
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   3. Everdell (2018)

   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Everdell →
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   4. Blood Rage (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management, Memory · 4 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   5. Viceroy (2014)

   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See Viceroy alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Memory, Set Collection · 6 shared tags · 4 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)

   3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Bloodborne The Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 6 shared tags · 4 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
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   9. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

   Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Mythology, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Ex Libris alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Res Arcana alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    14. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Abyss: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    15. Wingspan (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
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    16. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Unmatched Battle of Legends alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 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
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    18. Century Golem Edition (2017)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Abyss: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Abyss’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Abyss: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Abyss fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.