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18 games like Spirit Island

The best games like Spirit Island are War of the Ring Second Edition, Gloomhaven and Mage Knight Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. War of the Ring Second Edition shares fantasy, fighting, territory building with Spirit Island.

Every alternative below links to its own Spirit Island-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s age of reason / environmental shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Spirit Island’s 4.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View War of the Ring Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Gloomhaven (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 3 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Gloomhaven on Amazon →
3. 3. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Mage Knight Board Game on Amazon →
4. 4. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Events, Hand Management · 3 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
5. 5. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 1.1 lighter
6. 6. Lords of Hellas (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Spirit Island: Mythology, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
7. 7. Tsukuyumi Full Moon Down (2018)
   3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. Root (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Action Retrieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
   Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Mythology, Cooperative Game · 1 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Mythology, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 11. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fighting, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. Arkham Horror (2005)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~75 min longer · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
    2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Age of Reason, Fighting, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~105 min longer · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
    2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Spirit Island: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Reef Encounter (2004)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Environmental, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. 17. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game · 1 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~75 min longer · 0.7 lighter
18. 18. Too Many Bones (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Spirit Island: Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Spirit Island’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Spirit Island: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

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