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18 games like Arctic Scavengers

The best games like Arctic Scavengers are Aeon's End, Star Realms Colony Wars and Hero Realms — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fighting, card drafting with Arctic Scavengers.

Every alternative below links to its own Arctic Scavengers-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Arctic Scavengers’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
    View Aeon's End on Amazon →
  2. 2. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like Star Realms Colony Wars →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~32 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
    View Star Realms Colony Wars on Amazon →
  3. 3. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Hero Realms →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
    View Hero Realms on Amazon →
  4. 4. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  5. 5. Thunderstone (2009)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Thunderstone →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  6. 6. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  7. 7. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Sheriff of Nottingham →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
  8. 8. Friday (2011)
    1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Friday →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
  9. 9. Nightfall (2011)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium · games like Nightfall →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · games like Dominion (Second Edition) →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  11. 11. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Century Golem Edition →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  12. 12. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Not Alone →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  13. 13. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like Wingspan →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  14. 14. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · games like A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +1.3 heavier
  15. 15. Inis (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Inis →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting · 1 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  16. 16. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
  17. 17. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
  18. 18. Riftforce (2021)
    2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Arctic Scavengers: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Arctic Scavengers’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Arctic Scavengers: both play at 2 · ~27 min shorter · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Arctic Scavengers?
Aeon's End (2016) is the closest match to Arctic Scavengers, sharing card game, fighting, card drafting. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Arctic Scavengers?
Aeon's End, Star Realms Colony Wars, Hero Realms are the top-ranked alternatives to Arctic Scavengers in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Aeon's End harder than Arctic Scavengers?
Compared with Arctic Scavengers, Aeon's End is +0.5 heavier and about the same length (2.8 vs 2.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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