CO₂: Second Chance(2018)
Games like CO₂: Second Chance
Looking for games like CO₂: Second Chance? 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 the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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
Bios: Origins (Second Edition)(2019)
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ISS Vanguard(2022)
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Dungeon Alliance(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Spirit Island(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Star Trek: Frontiers(2016)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Nemesis: Retaliation(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
UBOOT: The Board Game(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Martians: A Story of Civilization(2016)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Bios: Genesis(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Frostpunk: The Board Game(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Tales of the Northlands: The Sagas of Noggin the Nog(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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