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18 games like The Seafarers of Catan

The best games like The Seafarers of Catan are The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Conquest of Paradise — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Settlers of the Stone Age shares civilization, exploration, negotiation with The Seafarers of Catan.

Every alternative below links to its own The Seafarers of Catan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization / expansion for base-game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The Settlers of the Stone Age (2002)
   3–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View The Settlers of the Stone Age on Amazon →
2. 2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Conquest of Paradise (2007)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
   View Conquest of Paradise on Amazon →
4. 4. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
   1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~270 min longer · +1.8 heavier
6. 6. Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
   2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min longer · +1.5 heavier
7. 7. Akrotiri (2014)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)
   3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Seafarers of Catan: both play at 3 · ~90 min longer · +0.8 heavier
10. 10. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~413 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot RED Booster (2002)
    2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Viceroy (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Negotiation, Hand Management, Memory · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Sleeping Gods (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~540 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Nagaraja (2019)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Nautical, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +1.2 heavier
17. 17. Room 25 (2013)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Exploration, Negotiation, Memory, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Deus (2014)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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