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18 games like Inis

The best games like Inis are Blood Rage, Mythic Battles Pantheon and Cyclades — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Blood Rage shares fighting, miniatures, mythology with Inis.

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Every alternative below links to its own Inis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Inis’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. Blood Rage board game cover
    1. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  2. Mythic Battles  Pantheon board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Inis: Card Game, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  3. Cyclades board game cover
    3. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cyclades alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
  4. Tainted Grail  The Fall of Avalon board game cover
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Exploration, Medieval, Mythology, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 5 shared tags · 2 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  5. Gloomhaven  Jaws of the Lion board game cover
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Exploration, Fighting, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 4 shared tags · 1 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  6. Rising Sun board game cover
    6. Rising Sun (2018)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Rising Sun alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Miniatures, Mythology, Action Drafting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  7. Kemet board game cover
    7. Kemet (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Kemet alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  8. Lords of Hellas board game cover
    8. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Lords of Hellas alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  9. Mansions of Madness  Second Edition board game cover
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Exploration, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  10. Black Rose Wars board game cover
    10. Black Rose Wars (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Inis: Card Game, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  11. El Grande board game cover
    11. El Grande (1995)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See El Grande alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Medieval, Action Drafting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 5 shared tags · 4 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  12. 878 Vikings  Invasions of England board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Inis: Medieval, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  13. War of the Ring  Second Edition board game cover
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 5 shared tags · 3 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.3 heavier
  14. Chaos in the Old World board game cover
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  15. Cthulhu Wars board game cover
    15. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Cthulhu Wars alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  16. Scythe board game cover
    16. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Scythe alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~28 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  17. Mice and Mystics board game cover
    17. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →
    Shares with Inis: Exploration, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  18. Titans board game cover
    18. Titans (2021)
    1–4 players · 80–160 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Inis: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 4 of Inis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Inis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · same complexity

Frequently asked

What game is most like Inis?
Blood Rage (2015) is the closest match to Inis, sharing fighting, miniatures, mythology. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Inis?
Blood Rage, Mythic Battles Pantheon, Cyclades are the top-ranked alternatives to Inis in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Blood Rage harder than Inis?
Compared with Inis, Blood Rage is same complexity and about the same length (2.9 vs 2.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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