Scythe / Similar games

18 games like Scythe

The best games like Scythe are StarCraft The Board Game, Forbidden Stars and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. StarCraft The Board Game shares fighting, miniatures, science fiction with Scythe.

Every alternative below links to its own Scythe-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Scythe’s 3.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. StarCraft The Board Game (2007)

   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See StarCraft The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 6 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~108 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for StarCraft The Board Game →
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   2. Forbidden Stars (2015)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 5 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~48 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Forbidden Stars →
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   3. Terraforming Mars (2016)

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

   Shares with Scythe: Economic, Science Fiction, Territory Building, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~18 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   4. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~108 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Impulse (2013)

   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

   Shares with Scythe: Economic, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Grid Movement · 6 shared tags · 3 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~57 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   6. Clash of Cultures (2012)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See Clash of Cultures alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Economic, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~108 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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   7. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 5 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~63 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   8. Gloomhaven (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven alternatives →

   Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~12 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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   9. City of Remnants (2013)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

   Shares with Scythe: Economic, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 6 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    10. Aristeia! (2017)

    2 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Scythe: both play at 2 · ~27 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    11. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    12. Dune (2019)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Dune alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Force Commitment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    13. Lords of Hellas (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Lords of Hellas alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Miniatures, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 4 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. Spirit Island (2017)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Spirit Island alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    15. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Space Hulk (Third Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Scythe: both play at 2 · ~42 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. Earth Reborn (2010)

    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Earth Reborn alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~78 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    17. Terra Mystica (2012)

    2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Economic, Territory Building, Hexagon Grid · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    18. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)

    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Scythe: Economic, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Scythe’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Scythe: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~258 min longer · +0.8 heavier

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