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18 games like Russian Railroads

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

Ranked alternatives to Russian Railroads (industry / manufacturing, trains), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Russian Railroads’s medium weight.

  1. 1. 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. 2. The Manhattan Project (2012)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement, Worker Placement
  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
  4. 4. Brew Crafters (2013)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement
  5. 5. Railroad Revolution (2016)
    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, Worker Placement, Worker Placement
  6. 6. Calimala (2017)
    3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement
  7. 7. The Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)
    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement, Worker Placement
  8. 8. Lokomotive Werks (2002)
    3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Trains
  9. 9. Rails of New England (2011)
    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Trains
  10. 10. The Grand Trunk Journey (2020)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Trains
  11. 11. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses
  12. 12. Le Havre (2008)
    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses
  13. 13. Railways of the World (2005)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, End Game Bonuses
  14. 14. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses
  15. 15. Fields of Arle (2014)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement
  16. 16. Barrage (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses
  17. 17. Spyrium (2013)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Industry / Manufacturing, Worker Placement
  18. 18. Snowdonia (2012)
    1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Russian Railroads: Trains, Worker Placement
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Russian Railroads?
Ora et Labora (2011) is the closest match to Russian Railroads, sharing industry / manufacturing, worker placement, worker placement. It rates 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Russian Railroads?
Ora et Labora, The Manhattan Project, The Manhattan Project Energy Empire are the top-ranked alternatives to Russian Railroads in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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