SEED GAME#1537 BGG all-time

burncycle(2022)

★ 7.9 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 4.06
Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Games like burncycle

Looking for games like burncycle? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

Core Space: First Born(2021)

★ 8.31–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Maladum: Dungeons of Enveron(2024)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Too Many Bones(2017)

★ 8.31–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

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

★ 8.91–4 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Folklore: The Affliction(2017)

★ 7.61–5 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)

★ 8.81–4 players30 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Dungeon Universalis(2019)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Mage Knight Board Game(2011)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind(2025)

★ 8.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Cloudspire(2019)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Queue + 5 more

Action QueueBiasCooperative Game

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