Pandemic Legacy Season 1 / Similar games

18 games like Pandemic Legacy Season 1

The best games like Pandemic Legacy Season 1 are Terraforming Mars, Evolution Climate and Quadropolis — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares environmental, hand management, set collection with Pandemic Legacy Season 1.

Every alternative below links to its own Pandemic Legacy Season 1-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s environmental / medical shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
2. 2. Evolution Climate (2016)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Evolution Climate on Amazon →
3. 3. Quadropolis (2016)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Quadropolis on Amazon →
4. 4. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +1.2 heavier
5. 5. PARKS (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Set Collection · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
6. 6. A Pleasant Journey to Neko (2018)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection · 3 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Meadow (2021)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
8. 8. Oceans (2020)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Haven (2018)
   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Healthy Heart Hospital (2015)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Medical, Action Points, Cooperative Game · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. The Cave (2012)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Action Points, Set Collection · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
12. 12. Photosynthesis (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Action Points · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 13. Tang Garden (2020)
    1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Set Collection · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Rescue Polar Bears Data & Temperature (2017)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Action Points, Cooperative Game · 2 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Plague Inc. The Board Game (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Medical, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
    2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement +1 more · 5 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
17. 17. Dice Hospital (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Medical, Action Points · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Ecos First Continent (2019)
    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Pandemic Legacy Season 1: Environmental, Set Collection · 1 of Pandemic Legacy Season 1’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pandemic Legacy Season 1: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Pandemic Legacy Season 1 fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.