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18 games like Outlive

The best games like Outlive are Dinosaur Island, Terraforming Mars and Beyond the Sun — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dinosaur Island shares science fiction, set collection, worker placement with Outlive.

Every alternative below links to its own Outlive-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Outlive’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Dinosaur Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
   View Dinosaur Island on Amazon →
2. 2. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
3. 3. Beyond the Sun (2020)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Worker Placement · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Beyond the Sun on Amazon →
4. 4. Firefly The Game (2013)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Take That · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · same complexity
5. 5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Euphoria Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Cry Havoc (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Events · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Android Netrunner (2012)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Take That · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Outlive: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. DinoGenics (2019)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Spyrium (2013)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Worker Placement · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Circadians First Light (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Thunderbirds (2015)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Set Collection · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Starship Samurai (2018)
    2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Chimera Station Deluxified (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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