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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. Bunny Kingdom (2017)

   2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Bunny Kingdom alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Bunny Kingdom →
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   2. War Chest (2018)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See War Chest alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for War Chest →
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   3. Mice and Mystics (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Mice and Mystics →
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   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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   5. Battle for Rokugan (2017)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   6. Smash Up Pretty Pretty Smash Up (2015)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Pretty Pretty Smash Up alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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   7. Champions of Midgard (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   8. Root (2018)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Root alternatives →

   Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
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   9. Barony (2015)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    10. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 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
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    11. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Carcassonne The Expansion alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    12. Evo (2001)

    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Evo alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Village Attacks (2018)

    1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 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
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    14. Tiny Epic Kingdoms (2014)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See Tiny Epic Kingdoms alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    15. Samurai (1998)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Samurai alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. El Grande (1995)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See El Grande alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Rattus’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Rattus: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +1 heavier
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    18. Stuffed Fables (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Stuffed Fables alternatives →

    Shares with Rattus: Animals, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 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.