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18 games like Ginkgopolis

The best games like Ginkgopolis are Among the Stars, Scythe and Sprawlopolis — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Among the Stars shares city building, science fiction, card drafting with Ginkgopolis.

Every alternative below links to its own Ginkgopolis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / environmental shelf.

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

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1. 1. Among the Stars (2012)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Among the Stars →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 3 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
   View Among the Stars on Amazon →
2. 2. Scythe (2016)
   1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · games like Scythe →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: Science Fiction, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~58 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Scythe on Amazon →
3. 3. Sprawlopolis (2018)
   1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Sprawlopolis →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Territory Building, Card Drafting, Layering, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement · 4 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~27 min shorter · 1.1 lighter
   View Sprawlopolis on Amazon →
4. 4. Underwater Cities (2018)
   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Underwater Cities →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Science Fiction, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~70 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Taluva (2006)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like Taluva →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Territory Building, Layering, Tile Placement · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
6. 6. Mexica (2002)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Mexica →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Lords of Hellas (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Lords of Hellas →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. DinoGenics (2019)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: Science Fiction, Territory Building, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders Duel →
   Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Card Drafting, Layering · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ginkgopolis: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
10. 10. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Ecos First Continent (2019)
    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: Environmental, Territory Building, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
12. 12. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Glass Road →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 3 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. On Mars (2020)
    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy · games like On Mars →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Science Fiction, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.7 heavier
14. 14. Exoplanets (2015)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: Science Fiction, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Tile Placement · 3 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Glen More II Chronicles →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 1 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · games like Lisboa →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement · 4 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1.6 heavier
18. 18. 51st State Master Set (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like 51st State Master Set →
    Shares with Ginkgopolis: City Building, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Ginkgopolis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Ginkgopolis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity

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