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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)

   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Battlestar Galactica The Board Game →
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   2. Project ELITE (2020)

   1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Elapsed Real Time Ending, Real-Time · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Project ELITE →
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   3. Terraforming Mars (2016)

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

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   4. Galaxy Trucker (2007)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Galaxy Trucker alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Real-Time · 4 shared tags · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)

   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 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
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   6. XCOM The Board Game (2015)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See XCOM The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
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   7. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Dead of Winter The Long Night alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   8. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   9. The 7th Continent (2017)

   1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The 7th Continent alternatives →

   Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~473 min longer · same complexity
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    10. Mission Red Planet (2005)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Mission Red Planet alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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    11. Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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    12. Cosmic Encounter (2008)

    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cosmic Encounter alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
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    13. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Gears of War The Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
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    14. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)

    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · 1 lighter
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    15. Centauri Saga v1.5 (2016)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
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    16. Impulse (2013)

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

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Action Queue, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    17. Firefly The Game (2013)

    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~150 min longer · same complexity
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    18. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Space Alert: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Space Alert’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Space Alert: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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