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18 games like Star Trek Catan

The best games like Star Trek Catan are Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery, Sons of Anarchy Men of Mayhem and The 7th Continent — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery shares movies / tv / radio theme, negotiation, dice rolling with Star Trek Catan.

Every alternative below links to its own Star Trek Catan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s movies / tv / radio theme / negotiation shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Star Trek Catan’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
   3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery on Amazon →
2. 2. Sons of Anarchy Men of Mayhem (2014)
   3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Sons of Anarchy Men of Mayhem on Amazon →
3. 3. The 7th Continent (2017)
   1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~428 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View The 7th Continent on Amazon →
4. 4. Cosmic Encounter (2008)
   3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Nexus Ops (2005)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)
   4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: both play at 4 · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Power Rangers Heroes of the Grid (2019)
   2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Firefly The Game (2013)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.9 heavier
11. 11. Illuminati (1987)
    2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~285 min longer · +1.9 heavier
13. 13. Raid & Trade (2015)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. Doctor Who Time of the Daleks (2017)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. Terminator Genisys Rise of the Resistance (2018)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Fallout (2017)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Under Falling Skies (2020)
    1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 3–4) · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. Awkward Guests (2016)
    1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Trek Catan: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Hand Management, Trading · 2 of Star Trek Catan’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

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