Star Fluxx / Similar games

18 games like Star Fluxx

The best games like Star Fluxx are The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine, Capital Lux and Race for the Galaxy — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine shares card game, science fiction, hand management with Star Fluxx.

Every alternative below links to its own Star Fluxx-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Star Fluxx’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
   View The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine on Amazon →
2. 2. Capital Lux (2016)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Capital Lux on Amazon →
3. 3. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +1.6 heavier
   View Race for the Galaxy on Amazon →
4. 4. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.9 heavier
5. 5. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Multiuniversum (2016)
   1–5 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Shards of Infinity (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Battle Line (2000)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~28 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~13 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Lost Cities (1999)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. Schotten Totten (1999)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Mandala (2019)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Scripts & Scribes (2007)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.9 heavier
17. 17. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~95 min longer · +1.8 heavier
18. 18. Smash Up (2012)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier

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