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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. Root (2018)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Root alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Root →
2. 

   2. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)

   1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Caverna The Cave Farmers alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Caverna The Cave Farmers →
3. 

   3. Agricola Revised Edition (2016)

   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Agricola Revised Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Petz’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon Petz: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Agricola Revised Edition →
4. 

   4. Belfort (2011)

   2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Belfort alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Auction/Bidding, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Runewars alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Auction/Bidding, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Spirit Island alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Great Western Trail alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Arkham Horror The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Too Many Bones alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Argent The Consortium alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Everdell alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Animals, Fantasy, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Aeon's End War Eternal alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Petz: Fantasy, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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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