SEED GAME#3420 BGG all-time

Darkest Night(2012)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.81
Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Games like Darkest Night

Looking for games like Darkest Night? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Brook City(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Chain Reaction 3.0(2009)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Legends of Andor: The Last Hope(2016)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Set A Watch: Forsaken Isles(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Victoriana(2019)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Dying Light: The Board Game(2026)

★ 8.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Testament(2017)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Arkham Horror(1987)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameRole PlayingVariable Player Powers

The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth(2017)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Super Fantasy: Night of the Badly Dead(2014)

★ 6.81–6 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

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