Chaos in the Old World(2009)
Games like Chaos in the Old World
Looking for games like Chaos in the Old World? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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
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Fate of the Elder Gods(2017)
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Aldarra(2024)
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Darkest Doom(2025)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (Second Edition)(2017)
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A.D.E.L.E.(2021)
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Mansions of Madness(2011)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins(2015)
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Cry Havoc(2016)
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War of the Ring(2004)
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Kemet(2012)
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Kemet: Blood and Sand(2021)
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