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Dark Souls: The Board Game – Tomb of Giants(2022)

★ 6.7 BGG1–3 players90 minWeight 3.17
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Games like Dark Souls: The Board Game – Tomb of Giants

Looking for games like Dark Souls: The Board Game – Tomb of Giants? 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

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Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Movement + 6 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Dark Souls: The Board Game(2017)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King(2015)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)

★ 9.31–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Malhya: Lands of Legends(2025)

★ 8.61–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeductionDice Rolling

Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress(2018)

★ 7.81–5 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHexagon Grid

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