SEED GAME#16344 BGG all-time

Don't Starve: The Board Game(2027)

★ 8.5 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.63
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Don't Starve: The Board Game

Looking for games like Don't Starve: The Board Game? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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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★ 7.91–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

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Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Solomon Kane(2021)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Movement + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Tiny Epic Dungeons(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingFinale Ending

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game(2015)

★ 7.31–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Hellboy: The Board Game(2019)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Board Game(2017)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game(2010)

★ 7.01–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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