What game is most like Among the Stars?

7 Wonders (2010) is the closest match to Among the Stars, sharing card game, city building, drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Among the Stars?

7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World, 7 Wonders (Second Edition) are the top-ranked alternatives to Among the Stars in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

Is 7 Wonders harder than Among the Stars?

Compared with Among the Stars, 7 Wonders is same complexity and about the same length (2.3 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Among the Stars / Similar games

18 games like Among the Stars

The best games like Among the Stars are 7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World and 7 Wonders (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. 7 Wonders shares card game, city building, drafting with Among the Stars.

Every alternative below links to its own Among the Stars-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Among the Stars’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 7 Wonders (2010)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
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2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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3. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (80%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
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4. Imperial Settlers (2014)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. Ginkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: City Building, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. Sprawlopolis (2018)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Drafting, Tile Placement · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
8. Fields of Green (2016)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting · 1 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Among the Stars: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
10. Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting · 1 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. Citadels Classic (2000)
2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Drafting · 2 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter
12. OddVille (2012)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. Illuminati (1987)
2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~90 min longer · +0.4 heavier
14. 51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. Citadels The Dark City (2004)
2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
16. Agropolis (2021)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Drafting, Tile Placement · 3 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
17. Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting · 2 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier
18. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Among the Stars: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Among the Stars’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Among the Stars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Among the Stars?: 7 Wonders (2010) is the closest match to Among the Stars, sharing card game, city building, drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Among the Stars?: 7 Wonders, It's a Wonderful World, 7 Wonders (Second Edition) are the top-ranked alternatives to Among the Stars in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is 7 Wonders harder than Among the Stars?: Compared with Among the Stars, 7 Wonders is same complexity and about the same length (2.3 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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