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18 games like Takenoko

The best games like Takenoko are Survive Escape from Atlantis!, Dominant Species and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Survive Escape from Atlantis! shares animals, action points, dice rolling with Takenoko.

Every alternative below links to its own Takenoko-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / environmental shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Takenoko’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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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, Hexagon Grid · 4 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
   View Survive Escape from Atlantis! on Amazon →
2. 2. 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 · 3 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~135 min longer · +2.1 heavier
   View Dominant Species on Amazon →
3. 3. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Takenoko: Environmental, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · +1.3 heavier
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
4. 4. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Dice Rolling, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Ecos First Continent (2019)
   2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Contracts · 1 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. PARKS (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Contracts · 1 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Myrmes (2012)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Farming, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1.5 heavier
8. 8. Mariposas (2020)
   2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Photosynthesis (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Takenoko: Environmental, Action Points, End Game Bonuses, Hexagon Grid · 3 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Bunny Kingdom (2017)
    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Territory Building, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Farming, Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1.1 heavier
12. 12. Evolution (2014)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Action Points · 1 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Above and Below (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Farming, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Hive (2000)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Takenoko: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Sheepland (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Farming, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. 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, Hexagon Grid · 4 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~165 min longer · +1.6 heavier
17. 17. Hallertau (2020)
    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Farming, Contracts, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · +1.3 heavier
18. 18. Fourmidable (2017)
    1–6 players · 30–80 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Takenoko: Animals, Environmental, Territory Building, Grid Movement · 1 of Takenoko’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Takenoko: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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