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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. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)

   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Star Wars Outer Rim alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Trading · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Star Wars Outer Rim →
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   2. 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 Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Xia Legends of a Drift System →
3. 

   3. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

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

   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Nemo's War (Second Edition) →
4. 

   4. Android Infiltration (2012)

   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Android Infiltration alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Abyss alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Science Fiction, Memory, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Starship Catan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   6. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)

   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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
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   7. Merchant of Venus (1988)

   1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Roll for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Relic alternatives →

   Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Space Base alternatives →

    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Galaxy Trucker alternatives →

    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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
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    13. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Tiny Epic Galaxies alternatives →

    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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
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    14. Firefly The Game (2013)

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

    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Space Cadets alternatives →

    Shares with Starship Catan: Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Dice Rolling, Memory · 4 shared tags · 2 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    16. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)

    3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3 vs 2) · scales to 3 · ~120 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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    17. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)

    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Starship Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Starship Catan’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Starship Catan: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~300 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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    18. Paleo (2020)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

    Shares with Starship Catan: Card Game, Exploration, Memory · 3 shared tags · 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.