Dark Souls: The Board Game(2017)
Games like Dark Souls: The Board Game
Looking for games like Dark Souls: The Board Game? 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
Etherfields(2020)
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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)
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Shadows of Brimstone: The Impossible Hell Train(2025)
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Altar Quest(2020)
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)
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Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)
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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)
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Harakiri: Blades of Honor(2024)
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Ghost Stories(2008)
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