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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. 1. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 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
   View The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine on Amazon →
2. 2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 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
   View It's a Wonderful World on Amazon →
3. 3. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.9 heavier
   View Race for the Galaxy on Amazon →
4. 4. Eminent Domain (2011)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 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
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Jump Drive: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Mission Red Planet (2005)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 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
   Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 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
   Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 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 · 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 · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Simultaneous Action Selection · 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
    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 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
    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Star Wars Destiny (2016)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 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
    Shares with Jump Drive: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Jump Drive’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Jump Drive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · same complexity
17. 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 · 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
18. 18. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Jump Drive: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 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

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