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Darkest Doom(2025)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.27
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Games like Darkest Doom

Looking for games like Darkest Doom? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Chaos in the Old World(2009)

★ 7.73–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Fate of the Elder Gods(2017)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

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Spells of Doom(2014)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Cuba Libre(2013)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Mansions of Madness(2011)

★ 7.32–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

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The Warp(2023)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
70/100

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The Battle of Five Armies(2014)

★ 7.82 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

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World of Warcraft: The Boardgame(2005)

★ 6.72–6 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Lords of Hellas(2018)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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The Others(2016)

★ 7.32–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918(2020)

★ 7.51–3 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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