Machi Koro / Similar games
18 games like Machi Koro
The best games like Machi Koro are Space Base, Dice Forge and Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Space Base shares dice, dice rolling, random production with Machi Koro.
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Every alternative below links to its own Machi Koro-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / dice shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Machi Koro’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Space Base (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 3 shared tags · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
2. Dice Forge (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 3 shared tags · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
3. Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
4. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 3 shared tags · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. Steam Park (2013)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. Lords of Vegas (2010)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 4 shared tags · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.8 heavier
7. The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. Dice City (2015)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
10. Sagrada (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
11. Saint Malo (2012)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. Imperial Settlers Roll & Write (2019)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
13. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
14. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
15. Dice Throne Season One (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
16. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
17. Pandemic The Cure (2014)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
18. Sunflower Valley (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Machi Koro?
- Space Base (2018) is the closest match to Machi Koro, sharing dice, dice rolling, random production. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Machi Koro?
- Space Base, Dice Forge, Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age are the top-ranked alternatives to Machi Koro in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Space Base harder than Machi Koro?
- Compared with Machi Koro, Space Base is +0.6 heavier and ~30 min longer (2.1 vs 1.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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Looking for the original? See the full Machi Koro fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.