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18 games like Android Netrunner

The best games like Android Netrunner are Magic: The Gathering, Arkham Horror The Card Game and Marvel Champions The Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Magic: The Gathering shares bluffing, card game, collectible components with Android Netrunner.

Every alternative below links to its own Android Netrunner-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Android Netrunner’s 3.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Magic: The Gathering (1993)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Bluffing, Card Game, Collectible Components, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Magic: The Gathering on Amazon →
2. 2. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Action Points, Deck Construction, Hand Management · 3 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~45 min longer · same complexity
   View Arkham Horror The Card Game on Amazon →
3. 3. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
   1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~23 min longer · 0.6 lighter
   View Marvel Champions The Card Game on Amazon →
4. 4. Legend of the Five Rings The Card Game (2017)
   2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Action Points, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment +1 more · 5 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Bluffing, Card Game, Collectible Components, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Star Wars The Card Game (2012)
   2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Illuminati New World Order (1994)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
   1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Deck Construction, Hand Management · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. 51st State Master Set (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Star Wars Customizable Card Game (1995)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~135 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Lifeform (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~458 min longer · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~70 min longer · +0.2 heavier
17. 17. Warhammer Invasion (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Card Game, Collectible Components, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
18. 18. Malifaux (Second Edition) (2013)
    2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Android Netrunner: Collectible Components, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Android Netrunner’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Android Netrunner: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Android Netrunner fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.