Pandemic Contagion / Similar games

18 games like Pandemic Contagion

The best games like Pandemic Contagion are Wingspan, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares card game, hand management with Pandemic Contagion.

Every alternative below links to its own Pandemic Contagion-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / medical shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pandemic Contagion’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
2. 

   2. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire →
3. 

   3. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 →
4. 

   4. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Air (2018)

   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 

   6. Plague Inc. The Board Game (2017)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Medical, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
7. 

   7. 7 Wonders (2010)

   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
8. 

   8. Dominion Intrigue (2009)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Dominion Intrigue alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Res Arcana (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 

    10. Condottiere (1995)

    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Condottiere alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 

    11. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. 

    12. Watergate (2019)

    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Watergate alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 

    13. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
14. 

    14. Omen A Reign of War (2011)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
15. 

    15. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Dominion (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. 

    16. Jaipur (2009)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
17. 

    17. Viral (2017)

    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Medical, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
18. 

    18. Century Golem Edition (2017)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter

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