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18 games like Dominant Species

The best games like Dominant Species are Bios Megafauna, Myrmes and Reef Encounter — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Bios Megafauna shares animals, environmental, prehistoric with Dominant Species.

Every alternative below links to its own Dominant Species-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / environmental shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dominant Species’s 4.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Bios Megafauna (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Prehistoric, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Bios Megafauna on Amazon →
2. 2. Myrmes (2012)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Myrmes on Amazon →
3. 3. Reef Encounter (2004)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Reef Encounter on Amazon →
4. 4. Root (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Bios Megafauna (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, Prehistoric, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Takenoko (2011)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, End Game Bonuses, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 3 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~135 min shorter · 2.1 lighter
7. 7. Bios Origins (Second Edition) (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, Prehistoric, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Oceans (2020)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Prehistoric, Card Drafting · 1 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 1.2 lighter
10. 10. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
11. 11. Barrage (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Bios Genesis (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Heavy
    Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, Prehistoric, Card Drafting · 1 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~125 min shorter · 1.6 lighter
14. 14. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting · 1 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~135 min shorter · 1.9 lighter
15. 15. Living Planet (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dominant Species: Environmental, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 3 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · 1.2 lighter
17. 17. Bunny Kingdom (2017)
    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 3 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dominant Species: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~130 min shorter · 1.8 lighter
18. 18. Sylvion (2015)
    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominant Species: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting, Grid Movement · 2 of Dominant Species’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dominant Species: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~150 min shorter · 2 lighter

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