SEED GAME#16939 BGG all-time

Backwoods(2021)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.50
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Games like Backwoods

Looking for games like Backwoods? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Direwild(2018)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Mini Rogue(2020)

★ 7.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Tomb Raider: Underworld(2009)

★ 6.41–4 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

The Undercity: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game(2015)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Space Marine Adventures: Rise of the Orks(2020)

★ 7.01–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Endangered(2020)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Invincible: The Hero-Building Game(2024)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your Luck

Back to the Future: Back in Time(2020)

★ 7.22–4 players50 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Project: ELITE(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

D-Day Dice(2012)

★ 6.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

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