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Animalia: Preventing Extinction(2022)

★ 6.3 BGG1–3 players30 minWeight 1.75
Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Animalia: Preventing Extinction

Looking for games like Animalia: Preventing Extinction? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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

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★ 8.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
80/100

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The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine(2019)

★ 7.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard(2023)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game(2025)

★ 8.01–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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The Peak Team(2025)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game(2026)

★ 8.41–4 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Tranquility(2020)

★ 6.91–5 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

The Fox in the Forest Duet(2020)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sail(2023)

★ 7.32 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 4 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Park Life: People(2024)

★ 6.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Pilfering Pandas(2022)

★ 5.71–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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One Piece Nakama: Friends & Enemies(2024)

★ 7.31–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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