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18 games like Colt Express

The best games like Colt Express are BANG!, Star Realms Colony Wars and Hero Realms — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. BANG! shares american west, fighting, hand management with Colt Express.

Every alternative below links to its own Colt Express-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s american west / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Colt Express’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. BANG! (2002)
   4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: American West, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
   View BANG! on Amazon →
2. 2. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Star Realms Colony Wars on Amazon →
3. 3. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
   View Hero Realms on Amazon →
4. 4. Gloomhaven (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Action Queue, Action Retrieval · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~55 min longer · +2 heavier
5. 5. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)
   2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Summoner Wars (2009)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Action Queue · 1 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~55 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. BANG! Dodge City (2004)
   3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Colt Express: American West, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Colt Express: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. Spirit Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Action Retrieval, Hand Management · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~70 min longer · +2.2 heavier
11. 11. Revolver (2011)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: American West, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Colt Express: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. BANG! High Noon (2003)
    4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: American West, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Memory · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +1.1 heavier
14. 14. Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (2007)
    2–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: Trains, Hand Management · 1 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Valhalla (2018)
    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Tiny Epic Mechs (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Action Queue, Programmed Movement · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Cutthroat Caverns (2007)
    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~55 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre (2012)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Colt Express: Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Colt Express’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Colt Express: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter

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