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18 games like Dune Imperium

The best games like Dune Imperium are Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Aeon's End War Eternal and A Study in Emerald — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game shares movies / tv / radio theme, science fiction, card drafting with Dune Imperium.

Every alternative below links to its own Dune Imperium-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s movies / tv / radio theme / novel-based shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dune Imperium’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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  2. 2. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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  3. 3. A Study in Emerald (2013)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Novel-based, Political, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
    View A Study in Emerald on Amazon →
  4. 4. Star Wars Armada (2015)
    2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: both play at 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  5. 5. A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Novel-based, Political, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  6. 6. Legendary Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2017)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
  7. 7. Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure (2017)
    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  8. 8. Firefly The Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Illuminati (1987)
    2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Political, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
  10. 10. War of the Worlds The New Wave (2019)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Novel-based, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
  11. 11. A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Novel-based, Political, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  12. 12. 51st State Master Set (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  13. 13. XenoShyft Onslaught (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  14. 14. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Science Fiction, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  15. 15. Disney Villainous (2018)
    2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~40 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  16. 16. Star Trek Deck Building Game The Next Generation (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  17. 17. The Reckoners (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Novel-based, Science Fiction, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  18. 18. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dune Imperium: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Dune Imperium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dune Imperium: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Dune Imperium?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to Dune Imperium, sharing movies / tv / radio theme, science fiction, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Dune Imperium?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Aeon's End War Eternal, A Study in Emerald are the top-ranked alternatives to Dune Imperium 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.
Is Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than Dune Imperium?
Compared with Dune Imperium, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is 0.2 lighter and ~45 min shorter (2.7 vs 2.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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