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18 games like Core Worlds

The best games like Core Worlds are Eminent Domain, Race for the Galaxy and It's a Wonderful World — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Eminent Domain shares card game, civilization, science fiction with Core Worlds.

Every alternative below links to its own Core Worlds-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / civilization shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Core Worlds’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Eminent Domain (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Eminent Domain alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 7 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Eminent Domain →
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   2. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 1 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Race for the Galaxy →
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   3. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for It's a Wonderful World →
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   4. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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   5. Underwater Cities (2018)

   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   6. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)

   1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Baseball Highlights 2045 alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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   7. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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   8. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   9. 51st State Master Set (2016)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See 51st State Master Set alternatives →

   Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Imperial Settlers alternatives →

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. Alien Artifacts (2017)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. City of Iron (2013)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    13. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Core Worlds: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    14. Thunderstone Advance Numenera (2013)

    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    15. Abyss (2014)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. The 7th Continent (2017)

    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The 7th Continent alternatives →

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~413 min longer · same complexity
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    17. Star Trek Deck Building Game The Next Generation (2011)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck · 5 shared tags · 2 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    18. A Handful of Stars (2017)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Core Worlds: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Core Worlds’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Core Worlds: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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