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18 games like Tiny Towns

The best games like Tiny Towns are Calico, Azul and The Isle of Cats — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Calico shares abstract strategy, animals, pattern building with Tiny Towns.

Every alternative below links to its own Tiny Towns-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / animals shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Tiny Towns’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Pattern Building · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Calico on Amazon →
2. 2. Azul (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, End Game Bonuses, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Azul on Amazon →
3. 3. The Isle of Cats (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Animals, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View The Isle of Cats on Amazon →
4. 4. Indian Summer (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Spring Meadow (2018)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Tiny Towns: City Building, End Game Bonuses, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Reef (2018)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Pattern Building · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
8. 8. My City (2020)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: City Building, Bingo, Grid Coverage · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Tiny Towns: Animals, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. New York Zoo (2020)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Grid Coverage · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Animals, City Building, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
12. 12. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)
    1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Animals, Pattern Building · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Cottage Garden (2016)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Era Medieval Age (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: City Building, End Game Bonuses, Grid Coverage · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Grid Coverage · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Puerto Rico (2002)
    3–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Tiny Towns: City Building, End Game Bonuses, Follow · 2 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~68 min longer · +1.2 heavier
17. 17. YINSH (2003)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Santorini (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Tiny Towns: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building · 1 of Tiny Towns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tiny Towns: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~32 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Tiny Towns fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.