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18 games like Star Wars Outer Rim

The best games like Star Wars Outer Rim are Xia Legends of a Drift System, Firefly The Game and Relic — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Xia Legends of a Drift System shares adventure, exploration, science fiction with Star Wars Outer Rim.

Every alternative below links to its own Star Wars Outer Rim-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 2.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
   View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
2. 2. Firefly The Game (2013)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Firefly The Game on Amazon →
3. 3. Relic (2013)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
   View Relic on Amazon →
4. 4. Arcadia Quest (2014)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. The 7th Continent (2017)
   1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Modular Board · 1 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~353 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Space Cadets Away Missions (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Claustrophobia (2009)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: both play at 2 · ~105 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Starcadia Quest (2020)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Posthuman (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~75 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
13. 13. Fallout (2017)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Merchant of Venus (1988)
    1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Hellboy The Board Game (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~75 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Starship Catan (2001)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Trading · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier

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