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Aqualuma(2025)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.88
Area MovementCooperative GameModular Board

Games like Aqualuma

Looking for games like Aqualuma? 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 a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Sanitarium(2012)

★ 5.41–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameModular Board

The Big Five(2023)

★ 6.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Hotshots(2017)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Ecogon(2015)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardTile Placement

Bastion(2015)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameModular Board

Ecogon: Stille Wasser(2019)

★ 7.61–6 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardTile Placement

Blocky Mountains(2014)

★ 6.91–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameModular Board

IKAN(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMemoryModular Board

Dorasure(2014)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Beacon Patrol(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementModular Board

Runicards(2013)

★ 6.61–7 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

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