5-player games / Science Fiction

Best 5-player science fiction board games

The top-rated science fiction board games that play well with 5 players, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 296 games. Terraforming Mars leads the list (medium complexity).

Top science fiction board games for 5 players

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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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
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BluffingBattlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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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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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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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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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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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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MazeRoboRally (1994)
2–8 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureXia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameIt's a Wonderful World (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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DiceSpace Base (2018)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingDead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Science FictionMission Red Planet (Second Edition) (2015)
2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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DiceKing of New York (2014)
2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0
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Science FictionEuphoria Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Science FictionRisk Legacy (2011)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationStarCraft The Board Game (2007)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingGinkgopolis (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingNot Alone (2016)
2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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RacingSteampunk Rally (2015)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.2
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Action / DexterityFUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionSpecter Ops (2015)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicSidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingSpyrium (2013)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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DiceKing of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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MathLeaving Earth (2015)
1–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.8
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FightingAdrenaline (2016)
3–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameCore Worlds (2011)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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FightingRex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1
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Science FictionRisk 2210 A.D. (2001)
2–5 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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Science FictionNew Frontiers (2018)
2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.6
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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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MiniaturesCore Space (2019)
1–6 players · 45–180 min · ★ 8.9
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AnimalsEvo (2001)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9
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HorrorEscape from the Aliens in Outer Space (2010)
2–8 players · 20–45 min · ★ 6.9
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Science FictionDinoGenics (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Quick science fiction board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)