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Breaking the Chains: War in the South China Sea(2014)

★ 6.6 BGG1–10 players120 minWeight 3.08
Cooperative GameHexagon GridScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Games like Breaking the Chains: War in the South China Sea

Looking for games like Breaking the Chains: War in the South China Sea? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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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D-Day at Omaha Beach(2009)

★ 8.31 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameHexagon GridSecret Unit Deployment

Wolfpack: The North Atlantic Convoy Struggles October 1941 - March 1943(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Enemy Coast Ahead: Operation Chastise – The Dambuster Raid(2014)

★ 7.71–3 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSimulation

Warfighter: The WWII North African Combat Card Game(2023)

★ 8.41–6 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

All Things Zombie: Reloaded(2015)

★ 6.51–6 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game(2023)

★ 8.21–6 players30 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

CO-OPS(2022)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHexagon GridScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Sleeping Gods: Primeval Peril(2023)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Stonesaga(2026)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameLegacy GameScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

The Legends of Andor: The Eternal Frost(2022)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Hornet Leader: Strike Fighter Operations(1991)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Pavlov's House(2018)

★ 7.81–3 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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