Mechs vs. Minions / Similar games

18 games like Mechs vs. Minions

The best games like Mechs vs. Minions are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Zombicide Black Plague and Arena The Contest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares fantasy, fighting, miniatures with Mechs vs. Minions.

Every alternative below links to its own Mechs vs. Minions-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
2. 

   2. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Zombicide Black Plague →
3. 

   3. Arena The Contest (2019)

   1–8 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.9 · Medium

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 7 shared tags · 4 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Arena The Contest →
4. 

   4. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 

   5. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Gears of War The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 

   6. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)

   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
7. 

   7. Massive Darkness (2017)

   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Massive Darkness alternatives →

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
8. 

   8. Warhammer Quest (1995)

   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 

   9. Kingdom Rush Rift in Time (2020)

   1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
10. 

    10. Arcadia Quest (2014)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
11. 

    11. Skytear (2020)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
12. 

    12. Gloomhaven (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.5 heavier
13. 

    13. Claustrophobia (2009)

    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Claustrophobia alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
14. 

    14. Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 

    15. Mice and Mystics (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    16. Rum & Bones Second Tide (2017)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Bias, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 4 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
17. 

    17. Defenders of the Realm (2010)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Defenders of the Realm alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. 

    18. Ghost Stories (2008)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Ghost Stories alternatives →

    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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