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18 games like Loot

The best games like Loot are Smash Up, Tortuga 1667 and Unmatched Battle of Legends — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smash Up shares card game, pirates, card play conflict resolution with Loot.

Every alternative below links to its own Loot-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / nautical shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Loot’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Smash Up (2012)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Smash Up alternatives →

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Smash Up →
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   2. Tortuga 1667 (2017)

   2–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 9 · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Tortuga 1667 →
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   3. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Unmatched Battle of Legends alternatives →

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Unmatched Battle of Legends →
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   4. Jamaica (2007)

   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Jamaica alternatives →

   Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Battle Line (2000)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Battle Line alternatives →

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   6. Black Fleet (2014)

   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Black Fleet alternatives →

   Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Naval War (1979)

   3–9 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 9 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
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   8. Scuttle! (2016)

   1–5 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.4 · Light

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   9. Corsairs (2000)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 

    10. 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 Loot: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    11. Air (2018)

    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Loot: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    12. Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~95 min longer · +2.2 heavier
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    13. Pirates of the Spanish Main Shuffling the Deck (2012)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Not Alone (2016)

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

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    15. Pirate's Cove (2002)

    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See Pirate's Cove alternatives →

    Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~55 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    16. Codenames XXL (2015)

    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames XXL alternatives →

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Team-Based Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. Sylvion (2015)

    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Loot: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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    18. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

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

    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Loot: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

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