SEED GAME#2658 BGG all-time

Castaways(2010)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.01
Dice RollingPush Your LuckSemi-Cooperative Game

Games like Castaways

Looking for games like Castaways? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Gaslands: Refuelled(2019)

★ 8.22–8 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingImpulse MovementMovement Template

Moesteiro(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Dark Horse(2012)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingVariable Player Powers

Hull Breach: Loyalty & Vigilance(2014)

★ 7.52–8 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Way of the Fighter: Turbo(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action QueueDice RollingHand Management

Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingPush Your Luck

Nocturion(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Twin Stars: Adventure Series I(2017)

★ 6.31 players15 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Dunaïa(2021)

★ 6.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Stellar Leap(2018)

★ 6.41–5 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

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Action QueueDice RollingModular Board

Final Girl(2021)

★ 8.21 players20 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

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