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18 games like Evolution Climate
The best games like Evolution Climate 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 Climate.
Every alternative below links to its own Evolution Climate-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 Climate’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Oceans (2020)Shares with Evolution Climate: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 2. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Evolution Climate: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
- 3. Haven (2018)Shares with Evolution Climate: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Fighting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
- 4. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)Shares with Evolution Climate: Environmental, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 5. Android Netrunner (2012)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evolution Climate: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
- 6. Everdell (2018)Shares with Evolution Climate: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
- 7. Darwin's Choice (2019)Shares with Evolution Climate: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 8. Friday (2011)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–6) · plays solo · ~35 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
- 9. Summoner Wars (2009)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
- 10. Chaos in the Old World (2009)Shares with Evolution Climate: Fighting, Action Points, Events, Hand Management · 3 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 11. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
- 12. Spirit Island (2017)Shares with Evolution Climate: Environmental, Fighting, Events, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +1.2 heavier
- 13. Street Masters (2018)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Events, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · same complexity
- 14. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 15. Sorcerer (2019)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Push Your Luck · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
- Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Events · 1 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 17. Blood Rage (2015)Shares with Evolution Climate: Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 18. Skytear (2020)Shares with Evolution Climate: Card Game, Fighting, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Evolution Climate’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evolution Climate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Evolution Climate?
- Oceans (2020) is the closest match to Evolution Climate, sharing animals, card game, educational. It rates 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Evolution Climate?
- Oceans, Wingspan, Haven are the top-ranked alternatives to Evolution Climate 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 Oceans harder than Evolution Climate?
- Compared with Evolution Climate, Oceans is same complexity and ~15 min longer (2.8 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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