The best board games set in a science fiction scenario (Sci-Fi) 👽 2021
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 2021 👽
In this overview you will find the best science fiction board games 2021 in our opinion:
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Nominated for 12 awards and won 6.
Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
2 - 5 Players
20 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!9€ at
.deStar Realms: Colony Wars
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Colony Wars- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Terraforming Mars
Nominated for 26 awards and won 13.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Terraforming Mars- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Terraforming Mars
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!57€ at.deStar Realms
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Star Realms- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!22€ at.deThe 7th Continent
Nominated for 17 awards and won 2.
More details for The 7th Continent- 1 - 4 Players
- 5 - 1000 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
It's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Aeon's End: The New Age
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The New Age
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
- Complexity: medium
Dune: Imperium
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
The Resistance
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for The Resistance- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!18€ at.deKing of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!34€ at.deAeon's End
Nominated for 5 awards.
🔥 Deal: 22% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Aeon's End- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!47€ at.deVideo reviews for Aeon's End
Nemesis
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Nemesis- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
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
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!65€ at.deScythe
Nominated for 21 awards and won 10.
More details for Scythe- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 115 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!66€ at.deVideo reviews for Scythe
Space Base
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Space Base- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Space Base
Star Wars: Rebellion
Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.
More details for Star Wars: Rebellion- 2 - 4 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Star Wars: Rebellion
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
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!40€ at.deVideo reviews for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Aeon's End: Legacy
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Aeon's End: Legacy- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: Legacy
Gizmos
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Gizmos- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 50 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price35€ at.deLegendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition- 3 - 6 Players
- 240 - 480 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
😕 Questionable price139€ at.deVideo reviews for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
Star Wars: Outer Rim
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Star Wars: Outer Rim- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price65€ at.deMission: Red Planet (Second Edition)
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Project: ELITE
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Under Falling Skies
- 1 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price29€ at.deVideo reviews for Tiny Epic Galaxies
Roll for the Galaxy
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Roll for the Galaxy- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!40€ at.de
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