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18 games like Relic

The best games like Relic are Star Wars Outer Rim, Xia Legends of a Drift System and Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Outer Rim shares adventure, exploration, science fiction with Relic.

Every alternative below links to its own Relic-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Relic’s 2.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
   View Star Wars Outer Rim on Amazon →
2. 2. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
   View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
3. 3. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) on Amazon →
4. 4. Merchant of Venus (1988)
   1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
6. 6. Arcadia Quest (2014)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. T.I.M.E Stories (2015)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Firefly The Game (2013)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Space Cadets Away Missions (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Relic: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: both play at 2 · ~135 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Starcadia Quest (2020)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Talisman Revised 4th Edition (2007)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~135 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Posthuman (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
17. 17. HeroQuest (1989)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Hellboy The Board Game (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Relic: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Relic’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Relic: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · +0.4 heavier

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