SEED GAME#9209 BGG all-time

City of Chaos(1996)

★ 6.9 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.79
Modular BoardRole PlayingStorytelling

Games like City of Chaos

Looking for games like City of Chaos? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Mage Knight Dungeons(2002)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

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Action PointsModular BoardRole Playing

Mordheim: City of the Damned(1999)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingMeasurement MovementModular Board

Nin-Gonost(2004)

★ 6.81–2 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardRole Playing

The Dungeon of D(2008)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardRole Playing

Posthuman(2015)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRole Playing

Okko Chronicles: Cycle of Water – Quest into Darkness(2019)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardRole Playing

Drakborgen Legenden(2002)

★ 5.92–4 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardRole PlayingTeam-Based Game

Legendary Dungeoneer: Wrath of the Serpent Goddess(2007)

★ 6.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

SPELL(2020)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureModular Board

Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest(2015)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Capes & Cowls: The Superhero Board Game(2006)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingRole Playing

Getaway Driver(2019)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementMap AdditionModular Board

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