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18 games like Star Trek Fleet Captains

The best games like Star Trek Fleet Captains are Xia Legends of a Drift System, Space Hulk (Third Edition) and Space Cadets Away Missions — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Xia Legends of a Drift System shares fighting, science fiction, space exploration with Star Trek Fleet Captains.

Every alternative below links to its own Star Trek Fleet Captains-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fighting / miniatures shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
    View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
  2. 2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
    View Space Hulk (Third Edition) on Amazon →
  3. 1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
    View Space Cadets Away Missions on Amazon →
  4. 4. Space Hulk (1989)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  5. 2 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  6. 6. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  7. 2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  9. 9. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Hexagon Grid · 1 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. Nemesis (2018)
    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  11. 2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  12. 1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  13. 13. Starcadia Quest (2020)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  14. 14. Quantum (2013)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  15. 1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  16. 2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  17. 2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  18. 1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Trek Fleet Captains: Miniatures, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Tile Placement · 3 of Star Trek Fleet Captains’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Trek Fleet Captains: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Star Trek Fleet Captains?
Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014) is the closest match to Star Trek Fleet Captains, sharing fighting, science fiction, space exploration. It rates 7.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Star Trek Fleet Captains?
Xia Legends of a Drift System, Space Hulk (Third Edition), Space Cadets Away Missions are the top-ranked alternatives to Star Trek Fleet Captains in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Xia Legends of a Drift System harder than Star Trek Fleet Captains?
Compared with Star Trek Fleet Captains, Xia Legends of a Drift System is same complexity and ~15 min longer (3.2 vs 3.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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