SEED GAME#15125 BGG all-time

Defrag(2024)

★ 6.9 BGG1–2 players15 minWeight 2.70
Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Defrag

Looking for games like Defrag? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Skytear Horde: Monoliths(2024)

★ 8.21–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Skytear Horde(2023)

★ 7.41–3 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Wolkenbruch(2020)

★ 6.81–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Unstoppable(2025)

★ 8.41–2 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Beyond the Rift: A Perdition's Mouth Card Game(2022)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition(2022)

★ 8.21–5 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Ace of Spades(2025)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship(2025)

★ 8.31–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

After the Virus(2017)

★ 7.31–3 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Paperback Adventures(2022)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

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