SEED GAME#4050 BGG all-time

Dark Souls: The Card Game(2018)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.47
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Dark Souls: The Card Game

Looking for games like Dark Souls: The Card Game? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

After the Virus(2017)

★ 7.31–3 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Goblivion(2018)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

God of War: The Card Game(2019)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition(2022)

★ 8.21–5 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Legends(2025)

★ 6.51–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingGrid Movement

Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Legendary: A James Bond Deck Building Game(2019)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Unstoppable(2025)

★ 8.41–2 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game(2018)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

SUPERHOT: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.31–3 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action QueueCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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