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18 games like Dominion

The best games like Dominion are Star Realms, Aeon's End and Century Spice Road — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Realms shares card game, deck, delayed purchase with Dominion.

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

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

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1. 1. Star Realms (2014)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Dominion: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Star Realms on Amazon →
2. 2. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
3. 3. Century Spice Road (2017)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
   View Century Spice Road on Amazon →
4. 4. Shards of Infinity (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Disney Villainous (2018)
   2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Smash Up It's Your Fault! (2016)
   2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Dominion: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Hand Management, Variable Set-up · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Seven Seas Guildhall (2012)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Medieval, Deck, Variable Set-up · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Valhalla (2018)
    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. The Red Dragon Inn (2007)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.7 lighter
15. 15. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Guildhall Job Faire (2013)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Medieval, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. War Chest (2018)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Legendary A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion: Card Game, Deck, Variable Set-up · 2 of Dominion’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Dominion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity

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