Lost Ruins of Arnak / Similar games

18 games like Lost Ruins of Arnak

The best games like Lost Ruins of Arnak are PARKS, One Deck Dungeon Forest of Shadows and Firefly The Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. PARKS shares adventure, travel, card drafting with Lost Ruins of Arnak.

Every alternative below links to its own Lost Ruins of Arnak-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / ancient shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

As an Amazon Associate, MeeplePick earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

  1. 1. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
    View PARKS on Amazon →
  2. 1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Deck, Move Through Deck, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
    View One Deck Dungeon Forest of Shadows on Amazon →
  3. 1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~105 min longer · same complexity
    View Firefly The Game on Amazon →
  4. 1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Travel, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · 0.7 lighter
  5. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Deck · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  6. 6. Etherfields (2020)
    1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Deck, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  7. 7. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Travel, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~105 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  8. 2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  9. 9. Concordia (2013)
    2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Ancient, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  10. 1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.5 heavier
  11. 11. Near and Far (2017)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Card Drafting · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  12. 12. Sleeping Gods (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~555 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  13. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  14. 14. Concordia Venus (2018)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Ancient, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  15. 2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Deck · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  16. 16. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Ancient, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  17. 1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  18. 1–4 players · 45–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure, Exploration, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Lost Ruins of Arnak’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Lost Ruins of Arnak: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
Check PARKS on Amazon →

As an Amazon Associate, MeeplePick earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked

What game is most like Lost Ruins of Arnak?
PARKS (2019) is the closest match to Lost Ruins of Arnak, sharing adventure, travel, card drafting. It rates 7.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Lost Ruins of Arnak?
PARKS, One Deck Dungeon Forest of Shadows, Firefly The Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Lost Ruins of Arnak in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is PARKS harder than Lost Ruins of Arnak?
Compared with Lost Ruins of Arnak, PARKS is 0.7 lighter and ~30 min shorter (2.2 vs 2.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Narrow it down

best 1-player board games · best 2-player board games · best 3-player board games · best 4-player board games · card drafting games · deck games · move through deck games · once-per-game abilities games

Looking for the original? See the full Lost Ruins of Arnak fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.