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18 games like XenoShyft Onslaught

The best games like XenoShyft Onslaught are Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Aeon's End War Eternal and Shadowrun Crossfire — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game shares card game, horror, science fiction with XenoShyft Onslaught.

Every alternative below links to its own XenoShyft Onslaught-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / horror shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Horror, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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  2. 2. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 4 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
    View Aeon's End War Eternal on Amazon →
  3. 3. Shadowrun Crossfire (2014)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
    View Shadowrun Crossfire on Amazon →
  4. 4. Dune Imperium (2020)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  5. 5. Nemesis (2018)
    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Horror, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game · 1 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  6. 6. 51st State Master Set (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  7. 7. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
  8. 8. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game · 1 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~458 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  9. 9. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game · 1 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
  10. 10. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Horror, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  11. 11. Nightfall (2011)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
  12. 12. Shadowrun Crossfire Prime Runner Edition (2018)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  13. 13. Eminent Domain (2011)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  14. 14. Among the Stars (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  15. 15. Resident Evil Deck Building Game (2010)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Variable Player Powers · 3 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  16. 16. Core Worlds (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  17. 17. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  18. 18. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with XenoShyft Onslaught: Card Game, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of XenoShyft Onslaught’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs XenoShyft Onslaught: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like XenoShyft Onslaught?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to XenoShyft Onslaught, sharing card game, horror, science fiction. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like XenoShyft Onslaught?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, Aeon's End War Eternal, Shadowrun Crossfire are the top-ranked alternatives to XenoShyft Onslaught in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than XenoShyft Onslaught?
Compared with XenoShyft Onslaught, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is same complexity and about the same length (2.7 vs 2.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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