SEED GAME#4454 BGG all-time

Dead Last(2016)

★ 6.2 BGG6–12 playersWeight 1.16
Player EliminationPrisoner's DilemmaSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Dead Last

Looking for games like Dead Last? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds. 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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Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition(2014)

★ 6.84–8 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Open DraftingPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Among Thieves(2019)

★ 5.93–8 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Prisoner's Dilemma + 2 more

Prisoner's DilemmaSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

GoodCritters(2018)

★ 7.04–8 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

BriberySimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

Coup(2012)

★ 7.02–6 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

Hidden RolesMemoryPlayer Elimination

Lifeboats(1993)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Player EliminationSimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

J'Accuse!(2016)

★ 5.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

MemorySimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Dixit: Journey(2012)

★ 7.43–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

ActingSimultaneous Action SelectionStorytelling

Lifeboats: Plank of Carneades(2024)

★ 7.03–7 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionVoting

Patriots & Redcoats(2018)

★ 6.64–10 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Player EliminationSecret Unit DeploymentTake That

We're Doomed!(2019)

★ 6.44–10 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

Auction / BiddingPlayer EliminationVariable Player Powers

Hellapagos(2017)

★ 6.63–12 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Lose a TurnPlayer EliminationPush Your Luck

Good Cop Bad Cop (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 6.74–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Player Elimination + 1 more

AlliancesHidden RolesMemory

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