Bios: Origins (Second Edition)(2019)
Games like Bios: Origins (Second Edition)
Looking for games like Bios: Origins (Second Edition)? 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 the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
CO₂: Second Chance(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Spirit Island(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Frostpunk: The Board Game(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Voidfall(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Grimcoven(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Nemesis: Retaliation(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Cloudspire(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Dungeon Universalis(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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