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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. Dinosaur Island (2017)

   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Dinosaur Island alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Dinosaur Island →
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   2. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   3. Beyond the Sun (2020)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Beyond the Sun →
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   4. Firefly The Game (2013)

   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · same complexity
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   5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)

   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   6. Euphoria Build a Better Dystopia (2013)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Euphoria Build a Better Dystopia alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   7. Cry Havoc (2016)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Cry Havoc alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Events · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Android Netrunner alternatives →

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Take That · 2 shared tags · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Outlive: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   9. DinoGenics (2019)

   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

   Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Spyrium alternatives →

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    11. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. Circadians First Light (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    13. Thunderbirds (2015)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    14. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)

    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Starship Samurai (2018)

    2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Set Collection, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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    16. Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)

    2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    17. Chimera Station Deluxified (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Outlive’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Outlive: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

    Shares with Outlive: Science Fiction, Events · 2 shared tags · 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

Looking for the original? See the full Outlive fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.