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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. 1. Star Wars Armada (2015)
   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BattleTech: ~120 min longer · 0.3 lighter
   View Star Wars Armada on Amazon →
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 · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BattleTech: ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
   View Necromunda Underhive on Amazon →
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 · 4 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs BattleTech: ~120 min longer · 0.7 lighter
   View Silent Death on Amazon →
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 · 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
   Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
   Shares with BattleTech: Collectible Components, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 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
    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Hexagon Grid · 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 · 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
    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs BattleTech: ~60 min longer · 0.6 lighter
13. 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with BattleTech: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Movement Points · 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
    Shares with BattleTech: Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 3 of BattleTech’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs BattleTech: ~180 min longer · same complexity

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