SEED GAME#30085 BGG all-time

Beest(2001)

★ 4.0 BGG3–6 players45 minWeight 2.00
Team-Based GameTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Games like Beest

Looking for games like Beest? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

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Nyctophobia(2018)

★ 6.03–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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MemoryTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Blood Bound(2013)

★ 6.66–12 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Role PlayingTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.73–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Nyctophobia: Vampire Encounter(2018)

★ 5.93–5 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

MemoryTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Saboteur: The Lost Mines(2018)

★ 6.33–9 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Team-Based GameTile Placement

Automata NOIR(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Secret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Pendants(2009)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Iron Forest(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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FlickingTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Ta Yü(1999)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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ConnectionsTeam-Based GameTile Placement

DC Deck-Building Game: Confrontations(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Martians!!!(2009)

★ 5.72–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Roll / Spin and MoveTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

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