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Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island(2024)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.00
Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Games like Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island

Looking for games like Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island? 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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Lord of Loot(2026)

★ 7.61–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Dungeon Fighter: Second Edition(2021)

★ 7.41–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dark Tomb: The Ice Chasers(2025)

★ 7.01–5 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

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Elder Sign(2011)

★ 7.01–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Roll for Adventure(2018)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Vanguard of War(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dungeon Fighter in the Catacombs of Gloomy Ghosts(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dark Tomb: The Crypts of Aurelian(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Action / EventCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Dungeon Fighter in the Castle of Frightening Frosts(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Rangers of Shadow Deep(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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