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18 games like FUSE

The best games like FUSE are Escape The Curse of the Temple, Steam Park and Flatline — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Escape The Curse of the Temple shares action / dexterity, dice, real-time with FUSE.

Every alternative below links to its own FUSE-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s action / dexterity / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of FUSE’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with FUSE: Action / Dexterity, Dice, Real-time, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Elapsed Real Time Ending · 3 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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  2. 2. Steam Park (2013)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Real-time, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  3. 3. Flatline (2017)
    1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~25 min longer · +0.6 heavier
    View Flatline on Amazon →
  4. 4. Space Base (2018)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~50 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  5. 1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~28 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  6. 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min longer · same complexity
  7. 7. Sagrada (2017)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Pattern Building · 3 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~28 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  8. 2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  9. 1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~28 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  10. 4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Real-time, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 8 · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  11. 11. Galaxy Trucker (2007)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Real-time, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  12. 1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  13. 13. Cube Quest (2013)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with FUSE: Action / Dexterity, Dice, Dice Rolling, Pattern Building · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
  14. 1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Drafting · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~35 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  15. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs FUSE: both play at 2 · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  16. 1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Dice Rolling, Drafting · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  17. 2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Dice, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~110 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  18. 18. Project ELITE (2020)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with FUSE: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Elapsed Real Time Ending · 3 of FUSE’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs FUSE: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~50 min longer · +0.8 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like FUSE?
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012) is the closest match to FUSE, sharing action / dexterity, dice, real-time. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like FUSE?
Escape The Curse of the Temple, Steam Park, Flatline are the top-ranked alternatives to FUSE in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Escape The Curse of the Temple harder than FUSE?
Compared with FUSE, Escape The Curse of the Temple is 0.2 lighter and about the same length (1.5 vs 1.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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