Forbidden Stars / Similar games

18 games like Forbidden Stars

Ranked alternatives to Forbidden Stars (bluffing, fighting), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Forbidden Stars’s medium-heavy weight. Star Wars Rebellion is the closest match.

1. 1. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
2. 2. Cry Havoc (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management
3. 3. StarCraft The Board Game (2007)
   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution
4. 4. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
5. 5. Exodus Proxima Centauri (2012)
   2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
6. 6. Alien vs Predator The Hunt Begins (2015)
   1–3 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
7. 7. Alien vs Predator The Hunt Begins (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–3 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
8. 8. Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board
9. 9. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution
10. 10. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Bluffing, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
11. 11. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
12. 12. Necromunda Outlanders (1996)
    2–4 players · 0 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board
13. 13. Red Alert Space Fleet Warfare (2019)
    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board
14. 14. Nexus Ops (2005)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
15. 15. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Bluffing, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management
16. 16. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
17. 17. Impulse (2013)
    2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Bluffing, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management
18. 18. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Forbidden Stars: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board

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