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18 games like Monopoly

The best games like Monopoly are Panic on Wall Street!, Chinatown and The Settlers of Catan — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Panic on Wall Street! shares economic, negotiation, auction/bidding with Monopoly.

Every alternative below links to its own Monopoly-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / negotiation shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Monopoly’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Panic on Wall Street! (2011)
   3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Auction/Bidding, Player Elimination · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 11 · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
   View Panic on Wall Street! on Amazon →
2. 2. Chinatown (1999)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Chinatown →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Income · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
   View Chinatown on Amazon →
3. 3. The Settlers of Catan (1995)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like The Settlers of Catan →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Income · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
   View The Settlers of Catan on Amazon →
4. 4. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Brass Birmingham →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Income, Loans · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +2.3 heavier
5. 5. 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 Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +2.8 heavier
6. 6. Steam (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · games like Steam →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Loans, Ownership · 3 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min shorter · +1.8 heavier
7. 7. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Power Grid (Recharged Version) →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +1.6 heavier
8. 8. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
   2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · games like Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~80 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Le Havre (2008)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · games like Le Havre →
   Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Loans, Ownership · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +2.1 heavier
10. 10. Modern Art (1992)
    3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · games like Modern Art →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~75 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
11. 11. Corporate America (2013)
    3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Stockpile (2015)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Stockpile →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~75 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Troyes (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Troyes →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Lose a Turn, Ownership · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +1.8 heavier
14. 14. Die Macher (1986)
    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy · games like Die Macher →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~120 min longer · +2.7 heavier
15. 15. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · games like Age of Steam Deluxe Edition →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Loans · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +2.3 heavier
16. 16. Homesteaders (2009)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Homesteaders →
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Income, Loans · 3 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +1.4 heavier
17. 17. Sidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
    4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Monopoly: Economic, Negotiation, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 9 · ~30 min longer · +1.9 heavier
18. 18. Hellapagos (2017)
    3–12 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Monopoly: Negotiation, Lose a Turn, Player Elimination · 2 of Monopoly’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Monopoly: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 12 · ~100 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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