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18 games like Evo
The best games like Evo are Star Wars Rebellion, Wingspan and Duelosaur Island — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Rebellion shares science fiction, area majority / influence, area movement with Evo.
Every alternative below links to its own Evo-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / prehistoric shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Evo’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +1.4 heavier
- 2. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Evo: Animals, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~35 min shorter · same complexity
- 3. Duelosaur Island (2018)Shares with Evo: Animals, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evo: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–5) · plays solo · ~52 min shorter · same complexity
- 4. Risk Star Wars Edition (2015)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~52 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
- 5. Mission Red Planet (Second Edition) (2015)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
- 6. Root (2018)Shares with Evo: Animals, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +1.3 heavier
- 7. Dinosaur Island (2017)Shares with Evo: Animals, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 1 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 8. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 9. Risk 2210 A.D. (2001)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 4 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~150 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 10. Nexus Ops (2005)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 11. Evolution Climate (2016)Shares with Evo: Animals, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 1 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
- 12. Forbidden Stars (2015)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +1.5 heavier
- 13. Oceans (2020)Shares with Evo: Animals, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 1 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
- 14. GKR Heavy Hitters (2018)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 15. Fallout (2017)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 16. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~40 min longer · +1.2 heavier
- 17. Space Alert (2008)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
- 18. The Edge Dawnfall (2018)Shares with Evo: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Evo’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Evo: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Evo?
- Star Wars Rebellion (2016) is the closest match to Evo, sharing science fiction, area majority / influence, area movement. It rates 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Evo?
- Star Wars Rebellion, Wingspan, Duelosaur Island are the top-ranked alternatives to Evo 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 Star Wars Rebellion harder than Evo?
- Compared with Evo, Star Wars Rebellion is +1.4 heavier and ~120 min longer (3.7 vs 2.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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