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18 games like Nexus Ops

The best games like Nexus Ops are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Star Wars Rebellion and Forbidden Stars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares exploration, fighting, dice rolling with Nexus Ops.

Every alternative below links to its own Nexus Ops-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s exploration / fighting shelf.

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

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  1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  2. 2. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +1.5 heavier
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  3. 3. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1.6 heavier
    View Forbidden Stars on Amazon →
  4. 4. Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  5. 5. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
  6. 6. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nexus Ops: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  7. 7. Red Alert Space Fleet Warfare (2019)
    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 4 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  8. 8. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~413 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  9. 9. Neuroshima Hex! 3.0 (2006)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  11. 11. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  12. 12. Chaosmos (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  13. 13. Quantum (2013)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  14. 14. Doom The Boardgame (2004)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  15. 15. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  16. 16. Viktory II (2006)
    2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Exploration, Fighting, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  17. 17. Commands and Colors Ancients (2006)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 4 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nexus Ops: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  18. 18. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Nexus Ops: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Hexagon Grid, King of the Hill · 3 of Nexus Ops’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nexus Ops: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Nexus Ops?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016) is the closest match to Nexus Ops, sharing exploration, fighting, dice rolling. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Nexus Ops?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Star Wars Rebellion, Forbidden Stars are the top-ranked alternatives to Nexus Ops 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 Mansions of Madness Second Edition harder than Nexus Ops?
Compared with Nexus Ops, Mansions of Madness Second Edition is +0.5 heavier and ~60 min longer (2.7 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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