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Aventuria: Curse of the Desert(2025)

★ 8.2 BGG1 players45 minWeight 3.00
Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

Games like Aventuria: Curse of the Desert

Looking for games like Aventuria: Curse of the Desert? 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Aventuria: Adventure Card Game(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
87/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 9 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

Aventuria: Chalices of Power(2025)

★ 8.51–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
84/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set(2013)

★ 7.21–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy's Mask – Base Set(2016)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Core Set(2019)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Thorgal: The Board Game(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDice Rolling

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Dragon Eclipse(2025)

★ 8.41–2 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall(2023)

★ 8.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

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