Through the Desert / Similar games

18 games like Through the Desert

Ranked alternatives to Through the Desert (abstract strategy, animals), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Through the Desert’s medium-light weight. Sonora is the closest match.

1. 1. Sonora (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Chaining, Enclosure, Network and Route Building
2. 2. Blue Lagoon (2018)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Chaining, Connections, Hexagon Grid
3. 3. Hive (2000)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid
4. 4. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid
5. 5. Five Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014)
   2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Through the Desert: Animals, Arabian, Hidden Victory Points
6. 6. Medina (Second Edition) (2014)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Arabian, Chaining
7. 7. Tortuga (2007)
   2 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid
8. 8. Cascadia (2021)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid
9. 9. Wind River (2008)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid
10. 10. Sisimizi (1996)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Network and Route Building
11. 11. Kraby (2009)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Enclosure
12. 12. Hacienda (2005)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Through the Desert: Animals, Enclosure, Network and Route Building
13. 13. Twixt (1962)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Connections, Network and Route Building
14. 14. La Strada (2004)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Network and Route Building
15. 15. Hex (1942)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Hexagon Grid, Network and Route Building
16. 16. Kingdom Builder (2011)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Chaining, Enclosure, Hexagon Grid
17. 17. Hey (2003)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Hexagon Grid
18. 18. Tiny Towns (2019)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Through the Desert: Abstract Strategy, Animals

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