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18 games like Underwater Cities

The best games like Underwater Cities are Terraforming Mars, Le Havre and Brass Birmingham — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares industry / manufacturing, science fiction, end game bonuses with Underwater Cities.

Every alternative below links to its own Underwater Cities-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Underwater Cities’s 3.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Income · 3 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
   View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
2. 2. Le Havre (2008)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, Nautical, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
   View Le Havre on Amazon →
3. 3. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, Hand Management, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Brass Birmingham on Amazon →
4. 4. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~55 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
5. 5. Barrage (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~70 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
7. 7. Terra Mystica (2012)
   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Civilization, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. 51st State Master Set (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~40 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
9. 9. Glory to Rome (2005)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 2 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~55 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
10. 10. Roads & Boats (1999)
    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Civilization, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~125 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 2 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~70 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
12. 12. Gaia Project (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.8 heavier
13. 13. Android Netrunner (2012)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: both play at 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Spyrium (2013)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, Science Fiction, Income · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
15. 15. Core Worlds (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~55 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
17. 17. Anno 1800 (2020)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~47 min shorter · 0.8 lighter

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