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18 games like Cosmic Encounter

The best games like Cosmic Encounter are Frank Herbert's Dune, Game of Thrones The Iron Throne and Aeon's End War Eternal — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Frank Herbert's Dune shares bluffing, negotiation, science fiction with Cosmic Encounter.

Every alternative below links to its own Cosmic Encounter-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / negotiation shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cosmic Encounter’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Alliances, Hand Management · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +1.1 heavier
   View Frank Herbert's Dune on Amazon →
2. 2. Game of Thrones The Iron Throne (2016)
   3–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management, Negotiation, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Game of Thrones The Iron Throne on Amazon →
3. 3. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Aeon's End War Eternal on Amazon →
4. 4. Junta (1978)
   2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~150 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Android Netrunner (2012)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · +1 heavier
6. 6. Star Wars X-Wing (Second Edition) (2018)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: both play at 2 · ~52 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Police Precinct (2013)
   1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Alliances · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
9. 9. 51st State Master Set (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Illuminati New World Order (1994)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~52 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. One Night Revolution (2015)
    3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 10 · ~75 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Lifeform (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~413 min longer · +0.5 heavier
16. 16. Sidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
    4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Negotiation, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 9 · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
17. 17. Condottiere (1995)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. La Cosa Nostra (2014)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cosmic Encounter: Bluffing, Negotiation, Hand Management · 1 of Cosmic Encounter’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cosmic Encounter: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

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