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. Oceans (2020)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Oceans alternatives →

   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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   2. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity

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   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 · 6 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity

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   4. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium · See Pandemic Legacy Season 1 alternatives →

   Shares with Evolution: Environmental, Action Points, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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   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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   6. Everdell (2018)

   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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   7. Darwin's Choice (2019)

   2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

   Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   8. Friday (2011)

   1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Friday alternatives →

   Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Evolution: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2–6) · plays solo · ~35 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    10. Summoner Wars (2009)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Summoner Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    12. Kanagawa (2016)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Kanagawa alternatives →

    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    13. Warhammer 40 (2014)

    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Evolution: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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    14. Ecos First Continent (2019)

    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Environmental, Prehistoric, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Sorcerer (2019)

    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Evolution: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    16. Sylvion (2015)

    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Evolution: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Evolution: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    18. Blood Rage (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →

    Shares with Evolution: Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Evolution’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Evolution: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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