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18 games like Russian Railroads

The best games like Russian Railroads are Terraforming Mars, Ora et Labora and The Manhattan Project Energy Empire — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares industry / manufacturing, end game bonuses with Russian Railroads.

Every alternative below links to its own Russian Railroads-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s industry / manufacturing / trains shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Russian Railroads’s 3.4 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 Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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2. 2. Ora et Labora (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Ora et Labora on Amazon →
3. 3. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View The Manhattan Project Energy Empire on Amazon →
4. 4. Barrage (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. Underwater Cities (2018)
   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Brew Crafters (2013)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Fields of Arle (2014)
   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Russian Railroads: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Le Havre (2008)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Railroad Revolution (2016)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. Vinhos Deluxe Edition (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. Railways of the World (2005)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Calimala (2017)
    3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 13. Hallertau (2020)
    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. City of the Big Shoulders (2019)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Snowdonia (2012)
    1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Shipyard (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Spyrium (2013)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Crisis (2016)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 1 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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