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Dire Alliance: Horror(2022)

★ 3.4 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 3.00
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Games like Dire Alliance: Horror

Looking for games like Dire Alliance: Horror? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857(2022)

★ 6.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Planet Apocalypse(2020)

★ 7.91–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps(2020)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dying Light: The Board Game(2026)

★ 8.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game(2018)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary Encounters: A Firefly Deck Building Game(2016)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Set A Watch: Forsaken Isles(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Enemy Coast Ahead: Operation Chastise – The Dambuster Raid(2014)

★ 7.71–3 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingSimulation

Dungeon Crusade: Book I – Genesis of Evil(2020)

★ 7.91–12 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport(2016)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

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