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Adrift: A Puzzletale(2022)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.90
Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Games like Adrift: A Puzzletale

Looking for games like Adrift: A Puzzletale? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Medusa Report(2023)

★ 8.31–5 players100 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
82/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Key Enigma: Hack Forward(2021)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Mythos Tales(2016)

★ 7.31–10 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

The Light in the Mist(2022)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

The Case of Alexander Morrison(2023)

★ 8.61–5 players180 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

50 Clues: Keepers of Evil(2021)

★ 6.31–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Hunt A Killer: Dead Below Deck(2022)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Valpiedra: Descensus ad tenebras(2025)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition(2025)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One(2020)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Heredity: The Book of Swan(2023)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

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