Takenoko / Similar games

18 games like Takenoko

Ranked alternatives to Takenoko (animals, environmental), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Takenoko’s medium-light weight. Survive Escape from Atlantis! is the closest match.

1. 1. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement
2. 2. Myrmes (2012)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Farming, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
3. 3. Ecos First Continent (2019)
   2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Contracts
4. 4. Fourmidable (2017)
   1–6 players · 30–80 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Grid Movement
5. 5. Dominant Species (2010)
   2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, End Game Bonuses, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
6. 6. Mariposas (2020)
   2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid
7. 7. Sheepland (2012)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Farming, Action Points, Dice Rolling
8. 8. Photosynthesis (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Environmental, Action Points, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid
9. 9. Clash of Cultures (2012)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Takenoko: Territory Building, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement
10. 10. Hacienda (2005)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Farming, Territory Building
11. 11. Haven (2018)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building
12. 12. Heartland (2009)
    2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Farming, Territory Building
13. 13. Banana Bandits (2016)
    2–4 players · 25–40 min · ★ 5.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement
14. 14. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Environmental, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid
15. 15. Evolution (2014)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Action Points
16. 16. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Contracts
17. 17. Bunny Kingdom (2017)
    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses
18. 18. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Farming, Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement

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