Dawn of Madness(2024)
Games like Dawn of Madness
Looking for games like Dawn of Madness? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Deep Madness(2018)
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Harakiri: Blades of Honor(2024)
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Lobotomy(2017)
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Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)
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Sanctorvm: The Board Game(2021)
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Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)
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Widower's Wood: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game(2017)
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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)
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Apocrypha Adventure Card Game: Box One – The World(2017)
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Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)
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Altar Quest(2020)
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