The best board games set in a science fiction scenario (Sci-Fi) 👽 2023
Looking for a really good science fiction board game 👽? In our overview you will find the best sci-fi board games listed.
What makes science fiction games?
Science fiction games (sci-fi games) often include themes related to imaginary developments designed by scientists. Such sci-fi games do not have to be futuristic - they can also be based on an alternate past. For example, the writings of Jules Verne and the Star Wars saga are set before the present.
Many of the most popular science fiction games are set in space and often involve alien races.
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List of the best board games in the Sci-Fi genre 2023 👽
In this overview you will find the best science fiction board games 2023 in our opinion:
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for The Crew: Mission Deep Sea- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Nominated for 25 awards and won 13.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Realms: Colony Wars
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Colony Wars- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Draftosaurus
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Draftosaurus- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Draftosaurus
Star Realms
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Star Realms- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dune: Imperium
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Dune: Imperium- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!27€ at
.deThe Resistance
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for The Resistance- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Radlands
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Radlands- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Planet Unknown
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023
More details for Planet Unknown- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 80 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Space Base
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Space Base- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Space Base
Terraforming Mars
Nominated for 27 awards and won 14.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Terraforming Mars- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Terraforming Mars
It's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 14 awards and won 5.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!45€ at.deWelcome to the Moon
- 1 - 6 Players
- 25 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Gizmos
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Gizmos- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 50 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Under Falling Skies
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Under Falling Skies- 1 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Shards of Infinity
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Shards of Infinity- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Aeon's End: War Eternal
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Aeon's End: War Eternal- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aeon's End
Nominated for 6 awards.
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More details for Aeon's End- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!51€ at.deVideo reviews for Aeon's End
Flip Ships
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Flip Ships- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Nominated for 10 awards and won 5.
More details for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game- 2 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Star Wars: Outer Rim
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Star Wars: Outer Rim- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aeon's End: The New Age
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The New Age
Tiny Epic Galaxies
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Tiny Epic Galaxies- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!31€ at.deVideo reviews for Tiny Epic Galaxies
FUSE
- 1 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
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