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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. 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 Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine →
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   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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Capital Lux →
3. 

   3. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

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

   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +1.6 heavier

   Check price for Race for the Galaxy →
4. 

   4. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Jaipur alternatives →

   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Sushi Go Party! alternatives →

   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Battle Line alternatives →

   Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See San Juan (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Not Alone alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Lost Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Schotten Totten alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Star Fluxx: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    15. Scripts & Scribes (2007)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Scripts & Scribes alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Abyss alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.9 heavier
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    17. Terraforming Mars (2016)

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

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Star Fluxx’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Star Fluxx: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~95 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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    18. Smash Up (2012)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Smash Up alternatives →

    Shares with Star Fluxx: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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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