Evolution / Similar games

18 games like Evolution

The best games like Evolution are Oceans, Wingspan and Haven — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Oceans shares animals, card game, educational with Evolution.

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

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

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1. 1. Oceans (2020)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Oceans on Amazon →
2. 2. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
3. 3. Haven (2018)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Fighting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
   View Haven on Amazon →
4. 4. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
   Shares with Evolution: Environmental, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Darwin's Choice (2019)
   2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Friday (2011)
   1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Evolution: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–6) · plays solo · ~35 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Summoner Wars (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Kanagawa (2016)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Warhammer 40 (2014)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Ecos First Continent (2019)
    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Environmental, Prehistoric, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
16. 16. Sylvion (2015)
    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Evolution: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
17. 17. Subatomic An Atom Building Game (2018)
    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Educational, Action Points, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 3 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Evolution: Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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