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18 games like Artifacts

The best games like Artifacts are Above and Below, Near and Far and 7 Wonders Duel — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Above and Below shares adventure, economic, exploration with Artifacts.

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

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

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1. 1. Above and Below (2015)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Economic, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Above and Below on Amazon →
2. 2. Near and Far (2017)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Exploration, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Near and Far on Amazon →
3. 3. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Artifacts: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
   View 7 Wonders Duel on Amazon →
4. 4. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Artifacts: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
7. 7. Saint Petersburg (2004)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Runebound (Third Edition) (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Dragonrealm (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 4 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
10. 10. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Artifacts: Economic, Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~300 min longer · +2.1 heavier
11. 11. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Card Game, Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Sail to India (2013)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Artifacts: Economic, Exploration, Action Points, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Champions of Midgard (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Adventure, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 3 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Port Royal (2014)
    2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Last Will (2011)
    2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Action Points, Worker Placement · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Saint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Artifacts: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Artifacts’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Artifacts: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

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