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18 games like Aeon's End

The best games like Aeon's End are Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Everdell and Thunderstone — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game shares card game, fighting, science fiction with Aeon's End.

Every alternative below links to its own Aeon's End-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 Aeon's End’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fighting, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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  2. 2. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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  3. 3. Thunderstone (2009)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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  4. 4. Star Realms (2014)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fighting, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Delayed Purchase, Hand Management · 4 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Aeon's End: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
  5. 5. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  6. 6. Altar Quest (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  7. 7. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Fantasy, Fighting, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  8. 8. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  9. 9. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  11. 11. Rune Age (2011)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  12. 12. Thunderstone Advance Numenera (2013)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  13. 13. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  14. 14. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  15. 15. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  16. 16. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  17. 17. Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  18. 18. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Aeon's End: Card Game, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Aeon's End’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Aeon's End: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~443 min longer · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Aeon's End?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to Aeon's End, sharing card game, fighting, science fiction. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Aeon's End?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Everdell, Thunderstone are the top-ranked alternatives to Aeon's End in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than Aeon's End?
Compared with Aeon's End, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (2.7 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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