1-player games / Science Fiction

Best 1-player science fiction board games

The top-rated science fiction board games that play well with 1 player, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 195 games. Terraforming Mars leads the list (medium complexity).

Top science fiction board games for 1 player

EconomicTerraforming Mars (2016)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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EconomicScythe (2016)
1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2
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EconomicGaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
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AdventureNemesis (2018)
1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureStar Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureThe 7th Continent (2017)
1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameUnderwater Cities (2018)
1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameAeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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City BuildingOn Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameLegendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsDinosaur Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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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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FightingNeuroshima Hex! 3.0 (2006)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameIt's a Wonderful World (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureFirefly The Game (2013)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameAeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Card Game51st State Master Set (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameAeon's End Legacy (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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City BuildingGinkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameAeon's End The New Age (2019)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7
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Card GameStar Realms Frontiers (2018)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 8.0
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Real-timeXCOM The Board Game (2015)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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DiceUnder Falling Skies (2020)
1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0
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FightingGears of War The Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Action / DexterityFUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameBaseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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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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AdventureFallout (2017)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9
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Science FictionBlack Angel (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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EconomicMerchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
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MiniaturesZombicide Invader (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureDeep Madness (2018)
1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameLegendary Encounters A Predator Deck Building Game (2015)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureShadowrun Crossfire (2014)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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MiniaturesCore Space (2019)
1–6 players · 45–180 min · ★ 8.9
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Movies / TV / Radio themeStar Trek Frontiers (2016)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.9
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EconomicSpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7
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DiceDeep Space D-6 (2015)
1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Science FictionDinoGenics (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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DiceThe Reckoners (2018)
1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsDuelosaur Island (2018)
1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameXenoShyft Onslaught (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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FightingProject ELITE (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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Quick science fiction board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)