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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. 1. Cyclades (2009)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Cyclades on Amazon →
2. 2. The Estates (2018)
   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
   View The Estates on Amazon →
3. 3. Strasbourg (2011)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Metropolys: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Strasbourg on Amazon →
4. 4. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 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
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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
   Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 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
    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 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
    Shares with Metropolys: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 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 · 1 of Metropolys’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Metropolys: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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