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18 games like Starship Catan

The best games like Starship Catan are Star Wars Outer Rim, Xia Legends of a Drift System and Nemo's War (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Outer Rim shares exploration, science fiction, space exploration with Starship Catan.

Every alternative below links to its own Starship Catan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / exploration shelf.

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

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1. 1. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Trading · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~90 min longer · same complexity
   View Star Wars Outer Rim on Amazon →
2. 2. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
3. 3. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Nemo's War (Second Edition) on Amazon →
4. 4. Android Infiltration (2012)
   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Abyss (2014)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Science Fiction, Memory, Push Your Luck · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~120 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Merchant of Venus (1988)
   1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Roll for the Galaxy (2014)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Relic (2013)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~120 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Space Base (2018)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Galaxy Trucker (2007)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Escape the Dark Sector (2020)
    1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~20 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
13. 13. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Firefly The Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~120 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Space Cadets (2012)
    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Memory · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)
    3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–3 vs 2–2) · scales to 3 · ~120 min longer · +0.7 heavier
17. 17. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~300 min longer · +1.8 heavier
18. 18. Paleo (2020)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Exploration, Memory · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Starship Catan fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.