SEED GAME#2441 BGG all-time

City of Horror(2012)

★ 6.7 BGG3–6 playersWeight 2.43
Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like City of Horror

Looking for games like City of Horror? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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

Mall of Horror(2005)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Dice RollingPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Diplomacy: Classical Variant(1998)

★ 7.65 players360 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimulation

Colonial Diplomacy(1994)

★ 6.72–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Africa 1880(1997)

★ 5.73–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Lifeboats(1993)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Player EliminationSimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

ApocalypZe Card Game(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Risk: The Walking Dead – Survival Edition(2013)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

La casa delle mannaie(2024)

★ 6.73–7 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

Once-Per-Game AbilitiesPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Swords & Sails(2019)

★ 6.82–7 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Downtown(1996)

★ 6.33–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionTile PlacementVoting

Wherewolf(2009)

★ 7.46–33 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

Player EliminationTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Wings of War: Deluxe Set(2007)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

Action QueuePlayer EliminationSimulation

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