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18 games like Oceans
The best games like Oceans are Wingspan, Evolution Climate and Everdell — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, card game, educational with Oceans.
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Every alternative below links to its own Oceans-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / card game shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Oceans’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
2. Evolution Climate (2016)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 1 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
3. Everdell (2018)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
4. Darwin's Choice (2019)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Environmental, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. Meadow (2021)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
6. Dale of Merchants Collection (2019)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. Res Arcana (2019)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
8. Epic Card Game (2015)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Prehistoric, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Prehistoric, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: both play at 2 · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. Jaipur (2009)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Hidden Victory Points · 5 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
11. PARKS (2019)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. Imperial Settlers (2014)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
13. Seasons (2012)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
14. Duelosaur Island (2018)Shares with Oceans: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. Uchronia (2012)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Prehistoric, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
16. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. Android Netrunner (2012)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Oceans: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
18. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)Shares with Oceans: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Oceans’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Oceans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Oceans?
- Wingspan (2019) is the closest match to Oceans, sharing animals, card game, educational. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Oceans?
- Wingspan, Evolution Climate, Everdell are the top-ranked alternatives to Oceans 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 Wingspan harder than Oceans?
- Compared with Oceans, Wingspan is 0.4 lighter and ~20 min shorter (2.4 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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