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18 games like Barrage

The best games like Barrage are Brass Birmingham, Gaia Project and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Birmingham shares economic, industry / manufacturing, income with Barrage.

Every alternative below links to its own Barrage-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / environmental shelf.

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

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1. 1. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Brass Birmingham on Amazon →
2. 2. Gaia Project (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Gaia Project on Amazon →
3. 3. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Environmental, Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.8 lighter
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
4. 4. Food Chain Magnate (2015)
   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Underwater Cities (2018)
   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Pipeline (2019)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Action Drafting, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Fields of Arle (2014)
   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
8. 8. Le Havre (2008)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Terra Mystica (2012)
   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Barrage: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Maracaibo (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. Clans of Caledonia (2017)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. A Feast for Odin (2016)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Shipyard (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Contracts, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. On Mars (2020)
    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Ora et Labora (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Hallertau (2020)
    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
18. 18. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.8 lighter

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