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Dead by Daylight: The Board Game(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.31
Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionTeam-Based Game

Games like Dead by Daylight: The Board Game

Looking for games like Dead by Daylight: The Board Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Hard City(2020)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsDice RollingTeam-Based Game

SOL(2016)

★ 6.22–8 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Action PointsDice RollingTeam-Based Game

WarCraft: The Board Game(2003)

★ 6.12–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTeam-Based Game

Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men – Cyclops v. Gambit v. Rogue v. Jean Grey(2025)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men – Iceman v. Psylocke v. Storm v. Wolverine(2025)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

KAPOW!(2019)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

MERCS 2.0(2016)

★ 7.92–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Pendants(2009)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

MERCS(2010)

★ 7.52–10 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Sidibaba(2008)

★ 5.93–7 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Simultaneous Action SelectionTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

HeroQuest Advanced Quest(1990)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardRole Playing

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