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18 games like Cyclades

The best games like Cyclades are Inis, Mythic Battles Pantheon and Kemet — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Inis shares fighting, miniatures, mythology with Cyclades.

Every alternative below links to its own Cyclades-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cyclades’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Inis (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Inis on Amazon →
2. 2. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Mythic Battles Pantheon on Amazon →
3. 3. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Kemet on Amazon →
4. 4. Lords of Hellas (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Olympos (2011)
   2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
   3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Fighting, Miniatures, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~75 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, City Building, Civilization, Card Drafting · 1 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Cyclades: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
11. 11. Minos (1991)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, City Building, Civilization, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Mythology, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Antike (2005)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Court of the Dead Mourners Call (2019)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Rising Sun (2018)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Cyclades: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.3 heavier

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