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18 games like La Isla

The best games like La Isla are Wingspan, PARKS and Calico — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, hand management, set collection with La Isla.

Every alternative below links to its own La Isla-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of La Isla’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
2. 2. PARKS (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Modular Board, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
   View PARKS on Amazon →
3. 3. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Enclosure, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
   View Calico on Amazon →
4. 4. Ecos First Continent (2019)
   2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Modular Board, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management · 1 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Evolution (2014)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Haven (2018)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Enclosure, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs La Isla: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Kanagawa (2016)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Great Western Trail (2016)
   1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~68 min longer · +1.5 heavier
10. 10. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. The Grimm Forest (2018)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Five Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014)
    2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Modular Board · 1 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Snow Tails (2008)
    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Duelosaur Island (2018)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Histrio (2016)
    2–5 players · 40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Action Queue, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Action Queue, Hand Management · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.4 heavier
17. 17. Amazonas (2005)
    3–4 players · 50 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Agricola (2007)
    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with La Isla: Animals, Enclosure, Hand Management · 2 of La Isla’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs La Isla: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +1.4 heavier

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