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18 games like Alien Frontiers

The best games like Alien Frontiers are Space Base, Tiny Epic Galaxies and Quantum — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Space Base shares dice, science fiction, card drafting with Alien Frontiers.

Every alternative below links to its own Alien Frontiers-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s dice / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Alien Frontiers’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Space Base (2018)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Space Base on Amazon →
2. 2. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~52 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Tiny Epic Galaxies on Amazon →
3. 3. Quantum (2013)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
   View Quantum on Amazon →
4. 4. City of Remnants (2013)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. King of New York (2014)
   2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~50 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
6. 6. Duelosaur Island (2018)
   1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~52 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Roll for the Galaxy (2014)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Steam Park (2013)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. The Artemis Project (2019)
   1–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement with Dice Workers · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Under Falling Skies (2020)
    1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–4) · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Star Wars Destiny (2016)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
12. 12. Steampunk Rally Fusion (2021)
    2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~37 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Roll Player (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 15. Sentient (2017)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Pulsar 2849 (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement with Dice Workers · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.8 heavier
17. 17. Seasons (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Firefly The Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Alien Frontiers: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Alien Frontiers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Alien Frontiers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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