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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. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   2. Ora et Labora (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Ora et Labora alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Russian Railroads’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Russian Railroads: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Ora et Labora →
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   3. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)

   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See The Manhattan Project Energy Empire alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 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

   Check price for The Manhattan Project Energy Empire →
4. 

   4. Barrage (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See Barrage alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Fields of Arle alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Le Havre alternatives →

   Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Vinhos Deluxe Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Railways of the World alternatives →

    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Snowdonia alternatives →

    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 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
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    16. Shipyard (2009)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Shipyard alternatives →

    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Spyrium alternatives →

    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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.