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18 games like XCOM The Board Game

The best games like XCOM The Board Game are Dead of Winter The Long Night, Space Alert and Project ELITE — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dead of Winter The Long Night shares science fiction, cooperative game, dice rolling with XCOM The Board Game.

Every alternative below links to its own XCOM The Board Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s real-time / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of XCOM The Board Game’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Dead of Winter The Long Night alternatives →

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 4 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Dead of Winter The Long Night →
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   2. Space Alert (2008)

   1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Space Alert alternatives →

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Space Alert →
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   3. Project ELITE (2016)

   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Project ELITE →
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   4. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)

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

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Flatline (2017)

   1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Real-time, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~55 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   6. Deep Madness (2018)

   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 4 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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   7. Nemesis (2018)

   1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Nemesis alternatives →

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 

   8. Super Motherload (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Super Motherload alternatives →

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Video Game Theme, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
9. 

   9. Zona The Secret of Chernobyl (2019)

   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Video Game Theme, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
10. 

    10. T.I.M.E Stories (2015)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See T.I.M.E Stories alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
11. 

    11. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 

    12. The Reckoners (2018)

    1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 4 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. The 7th Continent (2017)

    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The 7th Continent alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~413 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Fallout (2017)

    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Fallout alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Video Game Theme, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
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    15. Doom The Boardgame (2004)

    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Doom The Boardgame alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Video Game Theme, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
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    16. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Mechs vs. Minions alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Video Game Theme, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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    17. Star Wars Destiny (2016)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Star Wars Destiny alternatives →

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Android Netrunner (2012)

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

    Shares with XCOM The Board Game: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of XCOM The Board Game’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs XCOM The Board Game: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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