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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.
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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. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity/pic5100947.jpg)
2. Jaipur (2009)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity/pic730580.jpg)
3. Onirim (2010)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier/pic1432672.jpg)
4. Archaeology The Card Game (2007)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity/pic3105168.jpg)
5. Kanagawa (2016)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier/pic1207030.jpg)
6. Android Infiltration (2012)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Exploration, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 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/pic5885689.jpg)
7. Sushi Go Party! (2016)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter/pic149717.jpg)
8. Battle Line (2000)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier/pic4172124.png)
9. Arboretum (2015)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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/pic3297526.jpg)
10. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Lost Cities: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier/pic2305703.jpg)
11. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier/pic1401448.jpg)
12. Love Letter (2012)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter/pic2932872.jpg)
13. Schotten Totten (1999)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier/pic5056121.jpg)
14. Mandala (2019)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier/pic759154.jpg)
15. Scripts & Scribes (2007)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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/pic3719610.png)
16. The Grizzled (2015)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 3 shared tags · 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/pic1513328.jpg)
17. Friday (2011)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier/pic1949286.jpg)
18. Port Royal (2014)Shares with Lost Cities: Card Game, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Lost Cities’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Lost Cities: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Lost Cities?
- Onirim (Second Edition) (2014) is the closest match to Lost Cities, sharing card game, exploration, hand management. It rates 7.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Lost Cities?
- Onirim (Second Edition), Jaipur, Onirim are the top-ranked alternatives to Lost Cities in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Onirim (Second Edition) harder than Lost Cities?
- Compared with Lost Cities, Onirim (Second Edition) is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (1.6 vs 1.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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Looking for the original? See the full Lost Cities fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.