SEED GAME#2153 BGG all-time

City of the Great Machine(2023)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.64
Action QueueArea MovementCooperative Game

Games like City of the Great Machine

Looking for games like City of the Great Machine? 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 a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Deckers(2025)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Command CardsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Ironclad(2018)

★ 7.01–3 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action QueueCooperative GameHand Management

Omicron Protocol(2022)

★ 8.21–4 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Carnival Zombie: 2nd Edition(2022)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Movement

Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Asgard's Chosen(2013)

★ 6.21–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Galaxy Defenders(2014)

★ 7.41–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint(2024)

★ 8.71–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Nemesis(2018)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Renegade(2018)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCooperative Game

Unsettled(2021)

★ 8.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action RetrievalCooperative GameModular Board

Darklight: Memento Mori(2018)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

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