What is the best 2-player space exploration board game?

Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 2-player space exploration board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Race for the Galaxy and Gaia Project round out the top three.

How many 2-player space exploration board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 115 2-player space exploration board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

2-player games / Space Exploration

Best 2-player space exploration board games

The best 2-player space exploration board games are Terraforming Mars, Race for the Galaxy and Gaia Project — the top-rated of 115 2-player space exploration board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top space exploration board games for 2 players

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Terraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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Race for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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Gaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
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The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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Roll for the Galaxy (2014)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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Galaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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On Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Space Base (2018)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Firefly The Game (2013)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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Pulsar 2849 (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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StarCraft The Board Game (2007)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
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Eminent Domain (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Quantum (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Beyond the Sun (2020)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Space Empires 4X (2011)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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Leaving Earth (2015)
1–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Star Trek Fleet Captains (2011)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Core Worlds (2011)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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New Frontiers (2018)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.6
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Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
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Star Trek Frontiers (2016)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.9
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SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7
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Starship Catan (2001)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Empires of the Void II (2018)
2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Jump Drive (2017)
2–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Circadians First Light (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Merchant of Venus (1988)
1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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High Frontier 4 All (2020)
1–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 8.7
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Ascending Empires (2011)
2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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Relic (2013)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8
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High Frontier (2010)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
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High Frontier (Third Edition) (2017)
1–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.3
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The Artemis Project (2019)
1–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Exodus Proxima Centauri (2012)
2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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First Martians Adventures on the Red Planet (2017)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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The Expanse Board Game (2017)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Impulse (2013)
2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Alien Artifacts (2017)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Kepler-3042 (2016)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Master of Orion The Board Game (2016)
2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Wild Space (2020)
1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5
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Onward to Venus (2014)
2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.9
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Space Cadets Away Missions (2015)
1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Planetarium (2017)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Quick space exploration board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)

The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Jump Drive (2017)
2–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Pocket Mars (2017)
1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.5
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Space Park (2018)
1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.3
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Eminent Domain Microcosm (2014)
2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4
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Small Star Empires (2016)
2–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.3
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Asteroyds (2010)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Cosmic Encounter Duel (2020)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Demeter (2020)
1–100 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Pocket Rockets (2009)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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Kaosmos (2018)
2–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Frequently asked

What is the best 2-player space exploration board game?: Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated 2-player space exploration board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Race for the Galaxy and Gaia Project round out the top three.
How many 2-player space exploration board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 115 2-player space exploration board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.