SEED GAME#2228 BGG all-time

Core Space(2019)

★ 8.5 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.92
Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Core Space

Looking for games like Core Space? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Core Space: First Born(2021)

★ 8.31–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Maladum: Dungeons of Enveron(2024)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend(2023)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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

★ 7.31–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game(2010)

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

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

The City of Kings(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth(2019)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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