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18 games like Calico

The best games like Calico are Azul, Seikatsu A Pet's Life and Hive — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Azul shares abstract strategy, puzzle, pattern building with Calico.

Every alternative below links to its own Calico-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / animals shelf.

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

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1. 1. Azul (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
   View Azul on Amazon →
2. 2. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Seikatsu A Pet's Life on Amazon →
3. 3. Hive (2000)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Calico: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
   View Hive on Amazon →
4. 4. Through the Desert (1998)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Cascadia (2021)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle, Hexagon Grid, Pattern Building · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Sagrada (2017)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. The Isle of Cats (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Animals, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Crystallo (2018)
   1 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Calico: both play at 1 · ~12 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Indian Summer (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 10. Spring Meadow (2018)
    1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Miyabi (2019)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
12. 12. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Animals, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. Tiny Towns (2019)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Calico: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~53 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Haru Ichiban (2014)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Calico: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Samurai (1998)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Hexagon Grid, Set Collection · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Reef (2018)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Pattern Building · 1 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. Arraial (2018)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Calico: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Calico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Calico: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter

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