Hive / Similar games

18 games like Hive

Ranked alternatives to Hive (abstract strategy, animals), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Hive’s medium-light weight. Through the Desert is the closest match.

1. 1. Through the Desert (1998)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid
2. 2. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid
3. 3. Tortuga (2007)
   2 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
4. 4. Wind River (2008)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
5. 5. Abalone Classic (1987)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Slide/Push
6. 6. Hey (2003)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
7. 7. Longhorn (2013)
   2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
8. 8. Haru Ichiban (2014)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
9. 9. Army of Frogs (2007)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
10. 10. High Tail It! (1992)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
11. 11. Arimaa (2002)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement, Slide/Push
12. 12. Sonora (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure
13. 13. Siam De Luxe (2005)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
14. 14. Sugar Gliders (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
15. 15. Jungle King
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Movement
16. 16. Cascadia (2021)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid
17. 17. Kraby (2009)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure
18. 18. Takenoko (2011)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hive: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid

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