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18 games like Mechs vs. Minions

The best games like Mechs vs. Minions are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Zombicide Black Plague and Arena The Contest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares fantasy, fighting, miniatures with Mechs vs. Minions.

Every alternative below links to its own Mechs vs. Minions-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like Zombicide Black Plague →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
   View Zombicide Black Plague on Amazon →
3. 3. Arena The Contest (2019)
   1–8 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.9 · Medium
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Arena The Contest on Amazon →
4. 4. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · games like Gears of War The Board Game →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Massive Darkness (2017)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Massive Darkness →
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Warhammer Quest (1995)
   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Kingdom Rush Rift in Time (2020)
   1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like Arcadia Quest →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
12. 12. Gloomhaven (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · games like Gloomhaven →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.5 heavier
13. 13. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Claustrophobia →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · games like Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Mice and Mystics →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Rum & Bones Second Tide (2017)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Bias, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Defenders of the Realm →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Ghost Stories (2008)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Ghost Stories →
    Shares with Mechs vs. Minions: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Mechs vs. Minions’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mechs vs. Minions: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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