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18 games like Dungeon Petz

The best games like Dungeon Petz are Root, Caverna The Cave Farmers and Agricola Revised Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Root shares animals, fantasy, hand management with Dungeon Petz.

Every alternative below links to its own Dungeon Petz-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dungeon Petz’s 3.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Root (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Root on Amazon →
2. 2. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
   1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Worker Placement · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Caverna The Cave Farmers on Amazon →
3. 3. Agricola Revised Edition (2016)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Agricola Revised Edition on Amazon →
4. 4. Belfort (2011)
   2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)
   1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Auction/Bidding, Hand Management · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Runewars (2010)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.2 heavier
9. 9. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Great Western Trail (2016)
    1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. Too Many Bones (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Argent The Consortium (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
17. 17. Legend of the Five Rings The Card Game (2017)
    2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter

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