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18 games like Hera and Zeus

The best games like Hera and Zeus are Thunder & Lightning, Android Netrunner and Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Thunder & Lightning shares bluffing, card game, mythology with Hera and Zeus.

Every alternative below links to its own Hera and Zeus-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / card game shelf.

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

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   1. Thunder & Lightning (2016)

   2 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Mythology, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Thunder & Lightning →
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   2. Android Netrunner (2012)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Android Netrunner alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +1.3 heavier

   Check price for Android Netrunner →
3. 

   3. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Action Points, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot →
4. 

   4. Fugitive (2017)

   2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Fugitive alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 

   5. Evolution (2014)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Evolution alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Arboretum (2015)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Arboretum alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 

   7. Abyss (2014)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. Iliad (2006)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Sheriff of Nottingham alternatives →

   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
10. 

    10. Shadows over Camelot (2005)

    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Shadows over Camelot alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (3–7 vs 2) · scales to 7 · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 

    11. Disney Villainous Wicked to the Core (2019)

    2–3 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 

    12. Lifeboat (2002)

    4–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (4–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
13. 

    13. Warhammer Invasion (2009)

    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Warhammer Invasion alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 

    14. Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)

    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. 

    15. Not Alone (2016)

    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Not Alone alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 

    16. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 

    17. Wingspan (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 

    18. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)

    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Vikings Gone Wild alternatives →

    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~38 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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