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18 games like Palm Island
The best games like Palm Island are 7 Wonders, Sprawlopolis and 7 Wonders (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. 7 Wonders shares card game, city building, hand management with Palm Island.
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Every alternative below links to its own Palm Island-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / city building shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Palm Island’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
2. Sprawlopolis (2018)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
3. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: no player-count overlap (3–7 vs 1–2) · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
4. Star Realms Frontiers (2018)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Deck, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
5. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~53 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. Everdell (2018)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +1.1 heavier
7. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. Underwater Cities (2018)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~100 min longer · +1.8 heavier
9. Marvel United (2020)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
10. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Deck, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +1 heavier
12. Friday (2011)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Deck, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: both play at 1 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. After The Virus (2017)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 3 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. Dominion Intrigue (2009)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
16. It's a Wonderful World (2019)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, City Building, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Palm Island: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. Fantastic Factories (2019)Shares with Palm Island: Card Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Palm Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Palm Island: overlaps at 1–2 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Palm Island?
- 7 Wonders (2010) is the closest match to Palm Island, sharing card game, city building, hand management. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Palm Island?
- 7 Wonders, Sprawlopolis, 7 Wonders (Second Edition) are the top-ranked alternatives to Palm Island 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 7 Wonders harder than Palm Island?
- Compared with Palm Island, 7 Wonders is +0.6 heavier and ~15 min longer (2.3 vs 1.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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