SEED GAME#1345 BGG all-time

Dead Men Tell No Tales(2015)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 2.56
Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Dead Men Tell No Tales

Looking for games like Dead Men Tell No Tales? 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

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

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MegaMetroCity(2019)

★ 8.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Massive Darkness(2017)

★ 7.11–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Ghost Stories(2008)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Warhammer Quest: Cursed City(2021)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)

★ 9.31–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Rescue Polar Bears(2016)

★ 6.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Shadows of Brimstone: The Impossible Hell Train(2025)

★ 9.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Zombicide: 2nd Edition(2021)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Super Fantasy: Ugly Snouts Assault(2013)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla(2023)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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