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Bardsung(2022)

★ 7.2 BGG1–5 playersWeight 3.12
Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Games like Bardsung

Looking for games like Bardsung? 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

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion(2020)

★ 8.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Action Queue + 10 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 8 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

DANTE: Inferno(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 9 more

Action RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Gloomhaven(2017)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 12 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Pericle: Gathering Darkness(2023)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Action / EventCooperative GameCritical Hits and Failures

This War of Mine: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.81–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons of Doria(2023)

★ 8.41–6 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Action / EventAction PointsCooperative Game

Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Euthia: Torment of Resurrection(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth(2019)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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