What game is most like Myrmes?

Dominant Species (2010) is the closest match to Myrmes, sharing animals, environmental, grid movement. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Myrmes?

Dominant Species, Caverna The Cave Farmers, Agricola Revised Edition are the top-ranked alternatives to Myrmes 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 Dominant Species harder than Myrmes?

Compared with Myrmes, Dominant Species is +0.6 heavier and ~90 min longer (4.0 vs 3.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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18 games like Myrmes

The best games like Myrmes are Dominant Species, Caverna The Cave Farmers and Agricola Revised Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dominant Species shares animals, environmental, grid movement with Myrmes.

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Every alternative below links to its own Myrmes-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / environmental shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Myrmes’s 3.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Dominant Species (2010)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Dominant Species alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Environmental, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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2. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Caverna The Cave Farmers alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Farming, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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3. Agricola Revised Edition (2016)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Agricola Revised Edition alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Farming, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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4. Takenoko (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Takenoko alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Environmental, Farming, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 2 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 1.5 lighter
5. Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Environmental, Hexagon Grid · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
6. Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)
1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Viticulture Essential Edition alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. Barrage (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See Barrage alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Environmental, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. Haspelknecht The Story of Early Coal Mining (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
Shares with Myrmes: Environmental, Farming, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. Clans of Caledonia (2017)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Clans of Caledonia alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
10. Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. Fields of Arle (2014)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Fields of Arle alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
12. Dinosaur Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Dinosaur Island alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
13. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Glen More II Chronicles alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Grid Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
14. Village (2011)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Village alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
15. Viticulture (2013)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Viticulture alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
16. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See The Manhattan Project Energy Empire alternatives →
Shares with Myrmes: Environmental, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (20%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
17. Mariposas (2020)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Myrmes: Animals, Environmental, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
18. Key Flow (2018)
2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
Shares with Myrmes: Farming, Network and Route Building, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Myrmes’s 5 mechanics (40%)
vs Myrmes: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

Frequently asked

What game is most like Myrmes?: Dominant Species (2010) is the closest match to Myrmes, sharing animals, environmental, grid movement. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Myrmes?: Dominant Species, Caverna The Cave Farmers, Agricola Revised Edition are the top-ranked alternatives to Myrmes 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 Dominant Species harder than Myrmes?: Compared with Myrmes, Dominant Species is +0.6 heavier and ~90 min longer (4.0 vs 3.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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