The best games by Jacob Fryxelius 🇸🇪👨 2026

Looking for a really good game by game designer Jacob Fryxelius👨? Then we have just the right thing: the list of the best Jacob Fryxelius games 2026.

Who is Jacob Fryxelius?

Jacob Fryxelius is a Swedish board game designer best known for creating Terraforming Mars, one of the most popular strategy games of the modern era.

List of the best games by Jacob Fryxelius 2026

In this list we have compiled the best board games that Jacob Fryxelius either designed himself - or where he was involved in the design.

This list was last updated on May 24, 2026. We compared 7 board games for this list and selected the top 4. There's also a print version for this list .
  1. Terraforming Mars

    Terraforming Mars is a strategic board game set in the 2400s, where players, representing giant corporations, embark on the colossal task of terraforming Mars. Sponsored by the World Government on Earth, each corporation competes to contribute most effectively to raising the planet's temperature, oxygen level, and ocean coverage to make Mars habitable. While players work together in the terraforming process, they also compete for victory points awarded for their contributions to terraforming, advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system, and other notable achievements.

    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

    • YouTube Review for the game "Terraforming Mars" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  2. Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

    Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engaging engine-building game where players take on the roles of corporations with the ambitious goal of terraforming Mars. The game combines strategic resource management and project development to make the red planet habitable.

    Nominated for 5 awards.

    More details for Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 🧒 14+ years old
    • 🧩 Medium difficulty
  3. Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game

    Players use special dice in a card-driven game to develop their corporations and transform Mars into a new home for humanity. The dice represent resources for playing cards and performing actions, which include increasing production, terraforming, and placing tiles on the board. Players earn victory points by terraforming Mars, placing tiles, and achieving awards and milestones, with the game ending when two out of three global parameters are met.

    More details for Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 14+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  4. After the Virus

    The zombie apocalypse has arrived! Players cooperate as they build their decks to survive and complete various missions. With 15 missions that create an overarching narrative, survival won't come easy as zombies attack in greater numbers with each shuffle of your deck. Searching the environment for useful weapons and items is essential, as managing your deck and play area effectively is crucial to finishing missions before being overwhelmed.

    More details for After the Virus
    • 👥 1 - 3 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 90 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

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