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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. Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)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
- 2. Steam Park (2013)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
- 3. Flatline (2017)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
- 4. Space Base (2018)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. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)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. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)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. Sagrada (2017)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. King of New York (2014)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. Duelosaur Island (2018)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. Space Cadets Dice Duel (2013)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. Galaxy Trucker (2007)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. Escape the Dark Sector (2020)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. Cube Quest (2013)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. It's a Wonderful World (2019)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. Star Wars Destiny (2016)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. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)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. Doctor Who Time of the Daleks (2017)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. Project ELITE (2020)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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