SEED GAME#425 BGG all-time

Dead of Winter: The Long Night(2016)

★ 7.5 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 3.33
Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Dead of Winter: The Long Night

Looking for games like Dead of Winter: The Long 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

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game(2008)

★ 7.73–6 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Nemesis(2018)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)

★ 8.81–4 players30 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

This War of Mine: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.81–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1(2015)

★ 8.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Vampire: The Masquerade – CHAPTERS(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dawn of Madness(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Warehouse 13: The Board Game(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Nemesis: Retaliation(2025)

★ 8.71–5 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHidden Roles

Folklore: The Affliction(2017)

★ 7.61–5 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2(2017)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

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