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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. 1. Oceans (2020)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    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
    View Oceans on Amazon →
  2. 2. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    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
    View Wingspan on Amazon →
  3. 3. Haven (2018)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    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
    View Haven on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
    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. 2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    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. 6. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    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. 7. Darwin's Choice (2019)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    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. 8. Friday (2011)
    1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    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. 9. Summoner Wars (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    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. 3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    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. 11. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    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. 12. Spirit Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    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. 13. Street Masters (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    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. 1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    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. 15. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    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
  16. 1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    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. 17. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    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. 18. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    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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