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18 games like Hey

The best games like Hey are Survive Escape from Atlantis!, Takenoko and Hive — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Survive Escape from Atlantis! shares animals, grid movement, hexagon grid with Hey.

Every alternative below links to its own Hey-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / animals shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hey’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)

   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Map Reduction · 4 shared tags · 3 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~33 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Survive Escape from Atlantis! →
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   2. Takenoko (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Takenoko alternatives →

   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Takenoko →
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   3. Hive (2000)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Hive alternatives →

   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.9 heavier

   Check price for Hive →
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   4. New York Zoo (2020)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   5. Tortuga (2007)

   2 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hey: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Jaws (2019)

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

   Shares with Hey: Animals, Map Reduction, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   7. Mariposas (2020)

   2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   8. Calico (2020)

   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Calico alternatives →

   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   9. Longhorn (2013)

   2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    10. Bullfrogs (2015)

    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    11. High Tail It! (1992)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    12. Haru Ichiban (2014)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Onitama (2014)

    2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Onitama alternatives →

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Dominant Species (2010)

    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Dominant Species alternatives →

    Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~160 min longer · +2.6 heavier
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    15. Cascadia (2021)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    16. Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra alternatives →

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    17. Jurassic Snack (2018)

    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Frogriders (2017)

    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

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