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18 games like Space Alert
The best games like Space Alert are Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, Project ELITE and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game shares science fiction, space exploration, area movement with Space Alert.
Every alternative below links to its own Space Alert-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s electronic / real-time shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Space Alert’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 2. Project ELITE (2020)Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Elapsed Real Time Ending, Real-Time · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
- 3. Terraforming Mars (2016)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 4. Galaxy Trucker (2007)Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Real-Time · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
- 5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~100 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 6. XCOM The Board Game (2015)Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
- 7. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 8. Race for the Galaxy (2007)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 9. The 7th Continent (2017)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~473 min longer · same complexity
- 10. Mission Red Planet (2005)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
- 11. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
- 12. Cosmic Encounter (2008)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
- 13. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
- 14. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · 1 lighter
- 15. Centauri Saga v1.5 (2016)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
- 16. Impulse (2013)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Action Queue, Hand Management · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 17. Firefly The Game (2013)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~150 min longer · same complexity
- 18. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Space Alert?
- Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008) is the closest match to Space Alert, sharing science fiction, space exploration, area movement. It rates 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Space Alert?
- Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, Project ELITE, Terraforming Mars are the top-ranked alternatives to Space Alert 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.
- Is Battlestar Galactica The Board Game harder than Space Alert?
- Compared with Space Alert, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game is +0.3 heavier and ~120 min longer (3.3 vs 3.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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