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18 games like Lost Cities

The best games like Lost Cities are Onirim (Second Edition), Jaipur and Onirim — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Onirim (Second Edition) shares card game, exploration, hand management with Lost Cities.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Lost Cities’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
   1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Onirim (Second Edition) on Amazon →
2. 2. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game, Set Collection · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Jaipur on Amazon →
3. 3. Onirim (2010)
   1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
   View Onirim on Amazon →
4. 4. Archaeology The Card Game (2007)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Kanagawa (2016)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Android Infiltration (2012)
   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
8. 8. Battle Line (2000)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Arboretum (2015)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)
    3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Lost Cities: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Love Letter (2012)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Schotten Totten (1999)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Mandala (2019)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Scripts & Scribes (2007)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. The Grizzled (2015)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Friday (2011)
    1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–2) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Port Royal (2014)
    2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

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