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18 games like Jump Drive

The best games like Jump Drive are The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, It's a Wonderful World and Race for the Galaxy — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine shares card game, science fiction, space exploration with Jump Drive.

Every alternative below links to its own Jump Drive-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Jump Drive’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine →
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   2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for It's a Wonderful World →
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   3. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 5 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.9 heavier

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   4. Eminent Domain (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Eminent Domain alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 

   5. Not Alone (2016)

   2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Not Alone alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
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   6. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Jump Drive: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   7. Mission Red Planet (2005)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Mission Red Planet alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. Cosmic Encounter (2008)

   3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cosmic Encounter alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~70 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. 7 Wonders (2010)

   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders alternatives →

   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 

    10. Wild Space (2020)

    1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
11. 

    11. Master of Orion The Board Game (2016)

    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 

    12. The Resistance (2009)

    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See The Resistance alternatives →

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: no player-count overlap (5–10 vs 2–4) · scales to 10 · ~10 min longer · 0.4 lighter
13. 

    13. Android Infiltration (2012)

    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Android Infiltration alternatives →

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Abyss (2014)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    15. Star Wars Destiny (2016)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Star Wars Destiny alternatives →

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 

    16. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Baseball Highlights 2045 alternatives →

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · same complexity
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    17. Pocket Mars (2017)

    1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    18. Terraforming Mars (2016)

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

    Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~100 min longer · +1.2 heavier

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