SEED GAME#29952 BGG all-time

Crypt X(2023)

★ 3.9 BGG1–5 players480 minWeight 3.00
Cooperative GameNetwork and Route BuildingPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Crypt X

Looking for games like Crypt X? 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 carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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

The Tale of Ord(2018)

★ 8.61–4 players600 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

Threads of Fate(2023)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Escape Team(2017)

★ 7.42–4 players15 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-Pencil

エスペライゼーション (Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development)(2024)

★ 8.23–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

The Light in the Mist(2022)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny(2025)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeduction

EXIT: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameDeduction

Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition(2025)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Unfinished Case of Holmes(2017)

★ 6.12–12 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

The Medusa Report(2023)

★ 8.31–5 players100 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

EXIT: The Game – The Pharaoh's Tomb(2016)

★ 7.11–6 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative Game

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