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18 games like Gaia Project

The best games like Gaia Project are Terraforming Mars, Terra Mystica and On Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares economic, science fiction, space exploration with Gaia Project.

Every alternative below links to its own Gaia Project-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Gaia Project’s 4.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid, Income · 7 shared tags · 3 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 1.1 lighter

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   2. Terra Mystica (2012)

   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid, Income, Network and Route Building · 6 shared tags · 4 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter

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   3. On Mars (2020)

   1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy · See On Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses · 5 shared tags · 1 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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   4. Barrage (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See Barrage alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   5. Star Trek Frontiers (2016)

   1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy

   Shares with Gaia Project: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
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   6. Ora et Labora (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Ora et Labora alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Territory Building, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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   7. Food Chain Magnate (2015)

   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Food Chain Magnate alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Income, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   8. Brass Birmingham (2018)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   9. StarCraft The Board Game (2007)

   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See StarCraft The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Gaia Project: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Territory Building, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 1 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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    10. Keyflower (2012)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Keyflower alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 3 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 1 lighter
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    11. Scythe (2016)

    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Scythe alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Science Fiction, Territory Building, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 1 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.9 lighter
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    12. Twilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)

    3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Third Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · same complexity
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    13. Maracaibo (2019)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy · See Maracaibo alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    14. High Frontier 4 All (2020)

    1–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 1 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    15. Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min longer · 0.8 lighter
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    16. Fields of Arle (2014)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Fields of Arle alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    17. Le Havre (2008)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Le Havre alternatives →

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Crystal Palace (2019)

    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Gaia Project: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Gaia Project’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Gaia Project: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Gaia Project fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.