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Catharsis(2022)

★ 8.5 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.63
ChainingCooperative GameDice Rolling

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

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The Restless(2025)

★ 8.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Oltréé(2021)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Set a Watch: Swords of the Coin(2021)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Call to Adventure: Epic Origins(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Roll Player Adventures(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Sonic Roll(2024)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Grimslingers(2015)

★ 6.21–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

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Purple Haze(2024)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementChit-Pull SystemCooperative Game

One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows(2017)

★ 7.11–2 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

The Reckoners(2018)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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