Aliens(1989)
Games like Aliens
Looking for games like Aliens? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Zombicide: Green Horde(2018)
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DCeased: Gotham City Outbreak(2024)
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Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)
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Zombicide: Invader(2019)
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DCeased: A Zombicide Game(2026)
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Zombicide: Black Plague(2015)
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Comanauts(2019)
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Army of the Dead: A Zombicide Game(2024)
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Zombicide: 2nd Edition(2021)
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Night of the Living Dead: A Zombicide Game(2021)
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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)
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Project: ELITE(2016)
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