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18 games like Android

The best games like Android are Underwater Cities, Deep Madness and Gaia Project — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Underwater Cities shares science fiction, hand management, network and route building with Android.

Every alternative below links to its own Android-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s murder/mystery / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Android’s 4.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Underwater Cities (2018)
   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~65 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Underwater Cities on Amazon →
2. 2. Deep Madness (2018)
   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Android’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Deep Madness on Amazon →
3. 3. Gaia Project (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Network and Route Building · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View Gaia Project on Amazon →
4. 4. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 6. Earth Reborn (2010)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. On Mars (2020)
   1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
8. 8. Malifaux (Second Edition) (2013)
   2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Android’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Empires of the Void II (2018)
   2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Twilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
    3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Renegade (2018)
    1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. The Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Action Points, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. The New Era (2011)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Pulsar 2849 (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~105 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Horus Heresy (2010)
    2 players · 135 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · 1 lighter
18. 18. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Android: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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