SEED GAME#2390 BGG all-time

Bios: Genesis(2016)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 4.39
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction CompensationCooperative Game

Games like Bios: Genesis

Looking for games like Bios: Genesis? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending 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

Spirit Island(2017)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceAutomatic Resource Growth

CO₂: Second Chance(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameMarket

Bios: Origins (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction: Once AroundCooperative Game

Kingdom Death: Monster(2015)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era(2025)

★ 8.91–4 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Mage Knight Board Game(2011)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Tindaya(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameEnd Game Bonuses

Cloudspire(2019)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action QueueBiasCooperative Game

Dungeon Universalis(2019)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

burncycle(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Voidfall(2023)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 4.6
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Command CardsCooperative GameEvents

Pax Emancipation(2018)

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 4.7
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCooperative Game

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