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Diceborn Heroes(2019)

★ 6.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.54
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Diceborn Heroes

Looking for games like Diceborn Heroes? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport(2016)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

The Lord of the Rings Dice Building Game(2013)

★ 5.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

VENOM Assault(2016)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Exodus: A Z War One Game(2018)

★ 7.81–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Debtzilla(2018)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857(2022)

★ 6.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Harry Potter: A Year at Hogwarts(2018)

★ 5.41–8 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Hand of Fate: Ordeals(2018)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Direwild(2018)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

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