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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. 1. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Map Reduction · 3 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~33 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Survive Escape from Atlantis! on Amazon →
2. 2. Takenoko (2011)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Takenoko on Amazon →
3. 3. Hive (2000)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.9 heavier
   View Hive on Amazon →
4. 4. New York Zoo (2020)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Modular Board · 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
5. 5. Tortuga (2007)
   2 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hey: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. Jaws (2019)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Animals, Map Reduction, Modular Board · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Mariposas (2020)
   2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min longer · +0.7 heavier
8. 8. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +0.7 heavier
9. 9. Longhorn (2013)
   2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Bullfrogs (2015)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Modular Board · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. High Tail It! (1992)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Haru Ichiban (2014)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Onitama (2014)
    2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Dominant Species (2010)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Hey: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~160 min longer · +2.6 heavier
15. 15. Cascadia (2021)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Modular Board · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Jurassic Snack (2018)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Frogriders (2017)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Hey: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement · 1 of Hey’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Hey: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

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