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18 games like The Starfarers of Catan

Ranked alternatives to The Starfarers of Catan (exploration, negotiation), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to The Starfarers of Catan’s medium weight. Catan Starfarers is the closest match.

1. 1. Catan Starfarers (2019)
   3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid, Trading
2. 2. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Trading
3. 3. Starship Catan (2001)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Trading
4. 4. Starfarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion (2001)
   5–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Trading
5. 5. Twilight Imperium Second Edition (2000)
   2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid, Trading
6. 6. Voyage of the B.S.M. Pandora (1981)
   1 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid
7. 7. The Phantom League COMBO (2010)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Trading
8. 8. Raid & Trade (2015)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Negotiation, Science Fiction, Trading
9. 9. Cosmic Encounter (2008)
   3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
10. 10. Twilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
    3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid
11. 11. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
    3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
12. 12. Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
13. 13. Relic (2013)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
14. 14. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)
    3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Negotiation, Science Fiction
15. 15. Merchant of Venus (1988)
    1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
16. 16. SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
17. 17. Star Trek Deck Building Game The Next Generation (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Exploration, Science Fiction, Space Exploration
18. 18. Twilight Imperium (1997)
    2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with The Starfarers of Catan: Negotiation, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Hexagon Grid

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