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18 games like Keyflower

The best games like Keyflower are Terraforming Mars, Terra Mystica and Gaia Project — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares economic, territory building, end game bonuses with Keyflower.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Keyflower’s 3.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Terraforming Mars (2016)

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

   Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   2. Terra Mystica (2012)

   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Terra Mystica →
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   3. Gaia Project (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 3 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1 heavier

   Check price for Gaia Project →
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   4. Ora et Labora (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Ora et Labora alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, Territory Building, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   5. Homesteaders (2009)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Homesteaders alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 5 shared tags · 3 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   6. Suburbia (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Suburbia alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Clash of Cultures (2012)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See Clash of Cultures alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, Territory Building, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   8. Scythe (2016)

   1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Scythe alternatives →

   Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Territory Building, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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   9. Key to the City London (2016)

   2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

   Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
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    10. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See The Great Zimbabwe alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    11. Archipelago (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Archipelago alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Renaissance, Auction/Bidding, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    12. Puerto Rico (2002)

    3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Puerto Rico alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    13. Le Havre (2008)

    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Le Havre alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    14. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    15. On Mars (2020)

    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy · See On Mars alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Economic, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses · 4 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +1.3 heavier
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    16. Lord of the Rings (2003)

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

    Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 4 shared tags · 3 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    17. Goa A New Expedition (2004)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Goa A New Expedition alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: Economic, Renaissance, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. The Princes of Florence (2000)

    2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See The Princes of Florence alternatives →

    Shares with Keyflower: City Building, Renaissance, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 1 of Keyflower’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Keyflower: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~17 min shorter · same complexity

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