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18 games like Planet

The best games like Planet are Terraforming Mars, Among the Stars and It's a Wonderful World — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares environmental, science fiction, drafting with Planet.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Planet’s 1.6 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 Planet: Environmental, Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~83 min longer · +1.6 heavier
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
2. 2. Among the Stars (2012)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting, Tile Placement · 2 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
   View Among the Stars on Amazon →
3. 3. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
   View It's a Wonderful World on Amazon →
4. 4. Quadropolis (2016)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Environmental, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. Ginkgopolis (2012)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Planet: Environmental, Science Fiction, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +1.3 heavier
6. 6. Super Motherload (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Ecosystem (2019)
   2–6 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Environmental, Drafting, Tile Placement · 2 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. FUSE (2015)
   1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Dune Imperium (2020)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Turn Order: Progressive · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~53 min longer · +1.3 heavier
10. 10. On Mars (2020)
    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~83 min longer · +3 heavier
11. 11. Habitats (2016)
    2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Environmental, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Capital Lux (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Indian Summer (2017)
    1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Environmental, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Renature (2020)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Environmental, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Carcassonne Star Wars (2015)
    2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Mondo (2011)
    1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Planet: Environmental, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
17. 17. Dinosaur Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Tile Placement · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~68 min longer · +1.4 heavier
18. 18. Pulsar 2849 (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Planet: Science Fiction, Drafting · 1 of Planet’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Planet: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +1.7 heavier

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