SEED GAME#9236 BGG all-time

Citadel of Blood(1980)

★ 6.6 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.35
Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

Games like Citadel of Blood

Looking for games like Citadel of Blood? 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

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DeathMaze: Heroic Adventure in the Corridors of Doom(1979)

★ 6.21–6 players90 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan(2024)

★ 8.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game(2010)

★ 7.01–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Dungeons & Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game(2015)

★ 7.31–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Board Game(2017)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Synchro Horizon(2026)

★ 8.81–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Street Masters(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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CoraQuest(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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