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18 games like Core Worlds

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

Ranked alternatives to Core Worlds (card game, civilization), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Core Worlds’s medium weight.

  1. 1. Eminent Domain (2011)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  2. 2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  3. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management
  4. 1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  5. 5. 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
  6. 2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck
  7. 7. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  8. 1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  9. 1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  10. 1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  11. 11. City of Iron (2013)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  12. 1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  13. 1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  14. 2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  15. 15. Rocketmen (2021)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  16. 1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  17. 17. Feudalia (2011)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
  18. 1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Core Worlds: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Core Worlds?
Eminent Domain (2011) is the closest match to Core Worlds, sharing card game, civilization, science fiction. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Core Worlds?
Eminent Domain, Eminent Domain Microcosm, Race for the Galaxy are the top-ranked alternatives to Core Worlds in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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