SEED GAME#99 BGG all-time

Bomb Busters(2024)

★ 8.0 BGG2–5 players30 minWeight 2.00
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Games like Bomb Busters

Looking for games like Bomb Busters? 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

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★ 6.74 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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The Crew: Mission Deep Sea(2021)

★ 8.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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A Carnivore Did It!(2025)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Ritual(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Zoology(2025)

★ 6.52–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Mysterium(2015)

★ 7.22–7 players42 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Take Time(2025)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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AI Space Puzzle(2023)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Sherlock Aquelarre: El Mercader(2021)

★ 7.01–8 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Beyond Baker Street(2016)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Hidden Games Crime Scene: The New Haven Case(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Décorum(2022)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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