SEED GAME#21460 BGG all-time

Dead Throne(2019)

★ 6.6 BGG1–7 players30 minWeight 3.13
Action QueueCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Dead Throne

Looking for games like Dead Throne? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Fuji Koro(2019)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Arena: The Contest(2019)

★ 8.41–8 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 5 more

Action QueueCooperative GameDice Rolling

Tiny Epic Dungeons(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingFinale Ending

Albion's Legacy(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Secrets of the Lost Tomb(2015)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Darklight: Memento Mori(2018)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Queue + 4 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Warhammer Quest(1995)

★ 7.51–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game(2004)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Into the Black: Boarding Party(2019)

★ 6.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action QueueCooperative GameDice Rolling

Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time(2020)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

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