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18 games like Rattus

The best games like Rattus are Bunny Kingdom, War Chest and Mice and Mystics — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Bunny Kingdom shares animals, medieval, area majority / influence with Rattus.

Every alternative below links to its own Rattus-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Rattus’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Bunny Kingdom (2017)
   2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Bunny Kingdom on Amazon →
2. 2. War Chest (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View War Chest on Amazon →
3. 3. Mice and Mystics (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Mice and Mystics on Amazon →
4. 4. 878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. Battle for Rokugan (2017)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. 6. Smash Up Pretty Pretty Smash Up (2015)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Root (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
9. 9. Barony (2015)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Evo (2001)
    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Village Attacks (2018)
    1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Tiny Epic Kingdoms (2014)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Samurai (1998)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Tiny Epic Defenders (Second Edition) (2018)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. El Grande (1995)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +1 heavier
18. 18. Stuffed Fables (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rattus: Animals, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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