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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. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Income · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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   2. Le Havre (2008)

   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Le Havre alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, Nautical, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Le Havre →
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   3. Brass Birmingham (2018)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, Hand Management, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Brass Birmingham →
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   4. Everdell (2018)

   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~55 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
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   5. Barrage (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See Barrage alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Race for the Galaxy (2007)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Race for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~70 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Terra Mystica (2012)

   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Civilization, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 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
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   8. 51st State Master Set (2016)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See 51st State Master Set alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~40 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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   9. Glory to Rome (2005)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Glory to Rome alternatives →

   Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    10. Roads & Boats (1999)

    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Roads & Boats alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Civilization, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~125 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    11. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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
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    12. Gaia Project (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Science Fiction, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.8 heavier
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    13. Android Netrunner (2012)

    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Android Netrunner alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Underwater Cities: both play at 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    14. Spyrium (2013)

    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Spyrium alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: City Building, Industry / Manufacturing, Science Fiction, Income · 4 shared tags · 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
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    15. Core Worlds (2011)

    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Core Worlds alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Civilization, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    16. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Aeon's End War Eternal alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, Science Fiction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~55 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    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 · 4 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
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    18. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Imperial Settlers Empires of the North alternatives →

    Shares with Underwater Cities: Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Nautical, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 1 of Underwater Cities’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Underwater Cities: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~47 min shorter · 0.8 lighter

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