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Deadzone(2013)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.83
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Games like Deadzone

Looking for games like Deadzone? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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

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Deadzone: 2 player starter set (Third edition)(2021)

★ 8.62 playersWeight 2.8
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79/100

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Deadzone (Second Edition)(2016)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 2.5
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77/100

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Mutant Chronicles Collectible Miniatures Game(2008)

★ 6.12 players60 minWeight 2.4
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76/100

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Space Hulk (Second Edition)(1996)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.7
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75/100

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Space Hulk (Third Edition)(2009)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.8
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74/100

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Starcadia Quest(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.7
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74/100

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Space Hulk(1989)

★ 7.52 players45 minWeight 2.5
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73/100

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Claustrophobia(2009)

★ 7.52 players45 minWeight 2.5
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73/100

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Rum & Bones: Second Tide(2017)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
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73/100

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Level 7 [Omega Protocol](2013)

★ 7.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
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72/100

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The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch(2018)

★ 7.72–5 playersWeight 2.9
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72/100

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HeroClix(2002)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.8
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72/100

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