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18 games like Adrenaline

The best games like Adrenaline are Blood Rage, Aristeia! and The Edge Dawnfall — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Blood Rage shares fighting, miniatures, action points with Adrenaline.

Every alternative below links to its own Adrenaline-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fighting / miniatures shelf.

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

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1. 1. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
2. 2. Aristeia! (2017)
   2 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 3 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Adrenaline: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Aristeia! on Amazon →
3. 3. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View The Edge Dawnfall on Amazon →
4. 4. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Grid Movement · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Adrenaline: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Earth Reborn (2010)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Card Drafting, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 4 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~135 min longer · +1.6 heavier
6. 6. Space Hulk (1989)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Grid Movement · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Video Game Theme, Hand Management · 1 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Space Hulk (Fourth Edition) (2014)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Grid Movement · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Adrenaline: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Neuroshima Hex! 3.0 (2006)
   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting · 1 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~165 min longer · +1.4 heavier
12. 12. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Adrenaline: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~58 min longer · +1.1 heavier
15. 15. DOOM The Board Game (2016)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~105 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Inis (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Kemet (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Adrenaline: Miniatures, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Adrenaline: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Adrenaline: Fighting, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Adrenaline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Adrenaline: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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