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18 games like Homesteaders

The best games like Homesteaders are Keyflower, Unfair and Pan Am — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Keyflower shares city building, economic, auction/bidding with Homesteaders.

Every alternative below links to its own Homesteaders-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s american west / city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Homesteaders’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Keyflower (2012)

   2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Keyflower alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 5 shared tags · 3 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Keyflower →
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   2. Unfair (2017)

   2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Unfair alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income, Loans · 4 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Unfair →
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   3. Pan Am (2020)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding, Income · 5 shared tags · 4 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Pan Am →
4. 

   4. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)

   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Power Grid (Recharged Version) alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. 

   5. Lord of the Rings (2003)

   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Lord of the Rings alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 4 shared tags · 3 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   6. Saint Petersburg (2004)

   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Saint Petersburg alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income · 2 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. Cyclades (2009)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cyclades alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
9. 

   9. Steam (2009)

   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Steam alternatives →

   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Loans · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 

    10. Saint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 

    11. The Estates (2018)

    2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
12. 

    12. At the Gates of Loyang (2009)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See At the Gates of Loyang alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income, Loans · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. 

    13. Spyrium (2013)

    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Spyrium alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
14. 

    14. Brass Birmingham (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income, Loans · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.9 heavier
15. 

    15. Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Income · 2 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 

    16. Strasbourg (2011)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. 

    17. Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Income · 2 shared tags · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 

    18. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy · See Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization alternatives →

    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 3 shared tags · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1.4 heavier

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