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18 games like BattleTech

The best games like BattleTech are Star Wars Armada, Necromunda Underhive and Silent Death — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Armada shares collectible components, miniatures, science fiction with BattleTech.

Every alternative below links to its own BattleTech-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s collectible components / fighting shelf.

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

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   1. Star Wars Armada (2015)

   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Star Wars Armada alternatives →

   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BattleTech: ~120 min longer · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Star Wars Armada →
2. 

   2. Necromunda Underhive (1995)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BattleTech: ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Necromunda Underhive →
3. 

   3. Silent Death (1990)

   2–8 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs BattleTech: ~120 min longer · 0.7 lighter

   Check price for Silent Death →
4. 

   4. Blood Bowl (2016 Edition) (2016)

   2 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Movement Points, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BattleTech: ~83 min longer · same complexity
5. 

   5. Forbidden Stars (2015)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 1 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs BattleTech: ~150 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Star Trek Attack Wing (2013)

   2–99 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs BattleTech: ~60 min longer · 0.7 lighter
7. 

   7. Car Wars Deluxe Edition (1981)

   2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium

   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Movement Points, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BattleTech: ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
8. 

   8. Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BattleTech: ~150 min longer · 0.5 lighter
9. 

   9. Blood Bowl Living Rulebook (2004)

   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Blood Bowl Living Rulebook alternatives →

   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs BattleTech: ~120 min longer · 0.3 lighter
10. 

    10. Scythe (2016)

    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Scythe alternatives →

    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 1 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs BattleTech: ~103 min longer · same complexity
11. 

    11. Mordheim City of the Damned (1999)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs BattleTech: ~60 min longer · 0.3 lighter
12. 

    12. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Space Hulk (Third Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 1 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs BattleTech: ~60 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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    13. Warhammer 40 (2018)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with BattleTech: Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs BattleTech: ~45 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Monsterpocalypse D.M.Z.(Dangerous Monster Zone) (2008)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BattleTech: ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Dust Tactics (2010)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 6 shared tags · 2 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BattleTech: ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
16. 

    16. Deep Madness (2018)

    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BattleTech: ~90 min longer · same complexity
17. 

    17. Space Empires 4X (2011)

    1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Space Empires 4X alternatives →

    Shares with BattleTech: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points · 5 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs BattleTech: ~180 min longer · same complexity
18. 

    18. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)

    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark alternatives →

    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs BattleTech: ~180 min longer · same complexity

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