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18 games like Vikings

The best games like Vikings are Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King, The Castles of Burgundy and Concordia — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King shares economic, territory building, auction/bidding with Vikings.

Every alternative below links to its own Vikings-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Vikings’s 2.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
   2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King on Amazon →
2. 2. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View The Castles of Burgundy on Amazon →
3. 3. Concordia (2013)
   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Auction: Dutch · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Concordia on Amazon →
4. 4. Rurik Dawn of Kiev (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. Strasbourg (2011)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
7. 7. Rajas of the Ganges (2017)
   2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Navegador (2010)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Rondel · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Merchants Cove (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Rondel, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Acquire (1964)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Key to the City London (2016)
    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Key Harvest (2007)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Queendomino XL (2017)
    2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. New England (2003)
    3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Shogun (2006)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.8 heavier
18. 18. Pax Viking (2021)
    1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Nautical, Tile Placement · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier

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