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18 games like King of New York

The best games like King of New York are Star Wars Destiny, Space Base and Star Realms Frontiers — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Destiny shares dice, fighting, movies / tv / radio theme with King of New York.

Every alternative below links to its own King of New York-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s dice / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of King of New York’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Star Wars Destiny (2016)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs King of New York: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View Star Wars Destiny on Amazon →
2. 2. Space Base (2018)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Space Base on Amazon →
3. 3. Star Realms Frontiers (2018)
   1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Fighting, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Player Elimination · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
   View Star Realms Frontiers on Amazon →
4. 4. Alien Frontiers (2010)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with King of New York: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Player Elimination · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.8 heavier
7. 7. Quantum (2013)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Nexus Ops (2005)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, King of the Hill · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Elder Sign (2011)
   1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with King of New York: Dice, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~50 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with King of New York: Dice, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Player Elimination · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~25 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
11. 11. Jaws (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Fighting, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. FUSE (2015)
    1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Thunderbirds (2015)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Perudo (1800)
    2–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with King of New York: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Player Elimination · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~17 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
15. 15. Duelosaur Island (2018)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Dice, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
16. 16. Dark Moon (2011)
    3–7 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~28 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Risk Star Wars Edition (2015)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. The Captain Is Dead (2014)
    2–7 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with King of New York: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 2 of King of New York’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs King of New York: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~35 min longer · +0.5 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full King of New York fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.