Catharsis(2022)
Games like Catharsis
Looking for games like Catharsis? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)
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The Restless(2025)
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Oltréé(2021)
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Set a Watch(2019)
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Set a Watch: Swords of the Coin(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Call to Adventure: Epic Origins(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Roll Player Adventures(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Sonic Roll(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Grimslingers(2015)
Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more
Purple Haze(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more
One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Reckoners(2018)
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