Best space exploration board games

The top space exploration games out of 136 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Terraforming Mars leads the list.

EconomicTerraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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Card GameRace for the Galaxy (2007)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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EconomicGaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameThe Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0
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CivilizationRoll for the Galaxy (2014)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingCosmic Encounter (2008)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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Real-timeGalaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingOn Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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CivilizationEclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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DiceTiny Epic Galaxies (2015)
1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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ElectronicSpace Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureXia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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DiceSpace Base (2018)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureFirefly The Game (2013)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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DicePulsar 2849 (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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CivilizationStarCraft The Board Game (2007)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameEminent Domain (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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DiceQuantum (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Science FictionBeyond the Sun (2020)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingSpace Empires 4X (2011)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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MathLeaving Earth (2015)
1–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.8
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FightingStar Trek Fleet Captains (2011)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCore Worlds (2011)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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Science FictionNew Frontiers (2018)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicMerchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
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Movies / TV / Radio themeStar Trek Frontiers (2016)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.9
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ExplorationThe Starfarers of Catan (1999)
3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicSpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7
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Science FictionMission Red Planet (2005)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameStarship Catan (2001)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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CivilizationEmpires of the Void II (2018)
2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameJump Drive (2017)
2–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.0
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DiceCircadians First Light (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicMerchant of Venus (1988)
1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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CivilizationHigh Frontier 4 All (2020)
1–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 8.7
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CivilizationAd Astra (2009)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Action / DexterityAscending Empires (2011)
2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureRelic (2013)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8
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DiceSpace Cadets Dice Duel (2013)
4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicHigh Frontier (2010)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationHigh Frontier (Third Edition) (2017)
1–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.3
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Action / DexteritySpace Cadets (2012)
3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6
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DiceThe Artemis Project (2019)
1–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.3
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CivilizationExodus Proxima Centauri (2012)
2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureFirst Martians Adventures on the Red Planet (2017)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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Movies / TV / Radio themeThe Expanse Board Game (2017)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingImpulse (2013)
2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameAlien Artifacts (2017)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicKepler-3042 (2016)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameMaster of Orion The Board Game (2016)
2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.0
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ExplorationCatan Starfarers (2019)
3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsWild Space (2020)
1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5
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Comic Book / StripOnward to Venus (2014)
2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureSpace Cadets Away Missions (2015)
1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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Science FictionPlanetarium (2017)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSpace Explorers (2017)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureX-ODUS Rise of the Corruption (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.1
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