Dark Darker Darkest(2013)
Games like Dark Darker Darkest
Looking for games like Dark Darker Darkest? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Hellboy: The Board Game(2019)
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Deep Madness(2018)
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Lobotomy(2017)
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Reichbusters: Projekt Vril(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Secrets of the Lost Tomb(2015)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Lobotomy 2: Manhunt(2022)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Arkham Horror (Third Edition)(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
MERCS: Recon – Assassination Protocol(2015)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients
Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death
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