SEED GAME#990 BGG all-time

Beast(2023)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 3.05
Action DraftingClosed DraftingHand Management

Games like Beast

Looking for games like Beast? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)(2015)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)(2005)

★ 7.12–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 4 more

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Hunt for the Ring(2017)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 4 more

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

The Fury of Dracula(1987)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 4 more

EventsHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Lifeform(2019)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Action PointsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

BattleCON: Devastation of Indines(2013)

★ 7.81–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Narcos: The Board Game(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 4 more

Hidden MovementPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Unmatched: For King and Country(2023)

★ 8.22–3 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Letters from Whitechapel(2011)

★ 7.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

Middle-Earth Quest(2009)

★ 7.42–4 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementTeam-Based Game

Cry Havoc(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Unfathomable(2021)

★ 7.53–6 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area MovementHand ManagementHidden Roles

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