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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. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)

   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Xia Legends of a Drift System alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 7 shared tags · 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

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   2. Firefly The Game (2013)

   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 6 shared tags · 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

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   3. Relic (2013)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Relic alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 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

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4. 

   4. Arcadia Quest (2014)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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 · See The 7th Continent alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Claustrophobia alternatives →

   Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 5 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Fallout alternatives →

    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Massive Darkness alternatives →

    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Starship Catan alternatives →

    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Trading · 5 shared tags · 2 of Star Wars Outer Rim’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Star Wars Outer Rim: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Star Wars Outer Rim: Adventure, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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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