What game is most like Arctic Scavengers?

Aeon's End (2016) is the closest match to Arctic Scavengers, sharing card game, fighting, card drafting. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Arctic Scavengers?

Aeon's End, Star Realms Colony Wars, Hero Realms are the top-ranked alternatives to Arctic Scavengers 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 Aeon's End harder than Arctic Scavengers?

Compared with Arctic Scavengers, Aeon's End is +0.5 heavier and about the same length (2.8 vs 2.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Arctic Scavengers / Similar games

18 games like Arctic Scavengers

The best games like Arctic Scavengers are Aeon's End, Star Realms Colony Wars and Hero Realms — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fighting, card drafting with Arctic Scavengers.

Every alternative below links to its own Arctic Scavengers-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 Arctic Scavengers’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Aeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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2. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~32 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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3. Hero Realms (2016)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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4. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
5. Thunderstone (2009)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
7. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
8. Friday (2011)
1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
9. Nightfall (2011)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
10. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
11. Century Golem Edition (2017)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. Not Alone (2016)
2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +1.3 heavier
15. Inis (2016)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting · 1 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. Sorcerer (2019)
2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
17. Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. Riftforce (2021)
2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~27 min shorter · same complexity

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Arctic Scavengers?: Aeon's End (2016) is the closest match to Arctic Scavengers, sharing card game, fighting, card drafting. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Arctic Scavengers?: Aeon's End, Star Realms Colony Wars, Hero Realms are the top-ranked alternatives to Arctic Scavengers 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 Aeon's End harder than Arctic Scavengers?: Compared with Arctic Scavengers, Aeon's End is +0.5 heavier and about the same length (2.8 vs 2.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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