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18 games like Metropolys

The best games like Metropolys are Cyclades, The Estates and Strasbourg — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Cyclades shares city building, area majority / influence, auction/bidding with Metropolys.

Every alternative below links to its own Metropolys-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Metropolys’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Cyclades (2009)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cyclades alternatives →

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Cyclades →
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   2. The Estates (2018)

   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for The Estates →
3. 

   3. Strasbourg (2011)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Strasbourg →
4. 

   4. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Carcassonne The Expansion alternatives →

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
5. 

   5. Capitol (2001)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Lords of Vegas (2010)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Lords of Vegas alternatives →

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
7. 

   7. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Discworld Ankh-Morpork alternatives →

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
8. 

   8. Mexica (2002)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Mexica alternatives →

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Il Principe (2005)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium

   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 

    10. Blue Moon City (2006)

    2–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Blue Moon City alternatives →

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 

    11. Peloponnes (2009)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. Skyline 3000 (2009)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Keythedral (2002)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. 

    14. Arkadia (2006)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Arkadia alternatives →

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
15. 

    15. Fifth Avenue (2004)

    2–4 players · 60–100 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 

    16. On Mars (2020)

    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy · See On Mars alternatives →

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +2.4 heavier
17. 

    17. Medina (Second Edition) (2014)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
18. 

    18. Paris (2020)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Metropolys fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.