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18 games like Homesteaders

The best games like Homesteaders are Keyflower, Unfair and Pan Am — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Keyflower shares city building, economic, auction/bidding with Homesteaders.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Homesteaders’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Keyflower (2012)
   2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Keyflower →
   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 3 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Keyflower on Amazon →
2. 2. Unfair (2017)
   2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Unfair →
   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income, Loans · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter
   View Unfair on Amazon →
3. 3. Pan Am (2020)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding, Income · 4 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Pan Am on Amazon →
4. 4. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Power Grid (Recharged Version) →
   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Lord of the Rings (2003)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Lord of the Rings →
   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding · 3 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Saint Petersburg (2004)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Saint Petersburg →
   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
7. 7. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · games like Terraforming Mars →
   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Cyclades (2009)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · games like Cyclades →
   Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Steam (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · games like Steam →
   Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Loans · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Saint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. The Estates (2018)
    2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
12. 12. At the Gates of Loyang (2009)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like At the Gates of Loyang →
    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income, Loans · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Spyrium (2013)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Spyrium →
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
14. 14. Brass Birmingham (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Brass Birmingham →
    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Income, Loans · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.9 heavier
15. 15. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. Strasbourg (2011)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. 17. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Underwater Cities →
    Shares with Homesteaders: City Building, Income · 1 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy · games like Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization →
    Shares with Homesteaders: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 2 of Homesteaders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Homesteaders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Homesteaders fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.