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Deathwatch: Overkill(2016)

★ 7.1 BGG2 playersWeight 2.43
Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Games like Deathwatch: Overkill

Looking for games like Deathwatch: Overkill? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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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Terakh: A Creative Strategy Game(2005)

★ 5.92–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
79/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Legends of the High Seas(2008)

★ 6.72–8 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
78/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Epic Dungeoneer: Call of the Lich Lord(2006)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Warhammer 40,000: Battle for Macragge(2004)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Space Infantry: Resurgence(2019)

★ 7.51–2 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Rivet Wars: Eastern Front(2014)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Warhammer Epic 40,000(1997)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Clash of Rage(2018)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardPattern Building

Skräll(2007)

★ 5.62–6 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth(2015)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingVariable Player Powers

Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack(2012)

★ 7.82–5 players150 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardPlayer Elimination

MERCS(2010)

★ 7.52–10 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

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