What game is most like Gizmos?

Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to Gizmos, sharing card game, science fiction, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Gizmos?

Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, It's a Wonderful World, Star Realms Colony Wars are the top-ranked alternatives to Gizmos 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 Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than Gizmos?

Compared with Gizmos, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is +0.7 heavier and about the same length (2.7 vs 2.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Gizmos / Similar games

18 games like Gizmos

The best games like Gizmos are Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, It's a Wonderful World and Star Realms Colony Wars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game shares card game, science fiction, card drafting with Gizmos.

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Every alternative below links to its own Gizmos-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Gizmos’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
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2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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3. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
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4. Abyss (2014)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
5. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Baseball Highlights 2045 alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. Century Golem Edition (2017)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting, Contracts · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
7. Eminent Domain (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Eminent Domain alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
8. Among the Stars (2012)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Among the Stars alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. Wingspan (2019)
1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. Red Rising (2021)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. Duelosaur Island (2018)
1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
13. Smash Up (2012)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Smash Up alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
14. Port Royal (2014)
2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Port Royal alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting, Contracts · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (100%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
15. XenoShyft Onslaught (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See XenoShyft Onslaught alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
16. Gravwell Escape from the 9th Dimension (2013)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Gravwell Escape from the 9th Dimension alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. Capital Lux (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
18. Aeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →
Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier

Frequently asked

What game is most like Gizmos?: Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to Gizmos, sharing card game, science fiction, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Gizmos?: Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, It's a Wonderful World, Star Realms Colony Wars are the top-ranked alternatives to Gizmos 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 Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than Gizmos?: Compared with Gizmos, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is +0.7 heavier and about the same length (2.7 vs 2.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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