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Dying Lights(2003)

★ 5.0 BGG2–6 players45 minWeight 3.13
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenModular BoardSimulation

Games like Dying Lights

Looking for games like Dying Lights? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Mythic Battles(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingModular Board

1812!: War on the Great Lakes Frontier(2023)

★ 8.32 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHexagon GridSimulation

Sergeants Miniatures Game: Red Devils(2013)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenModular Board

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenModular Board

Leader 1: Hell of the North(2011)

★ 7.72–10 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Modular BoardRaceSimulation

WWII Micro Armour: The Game(2001)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsModular BoardSimulation

Guardians of Graxia(2010)

★ 5.71–2 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenModular BoardVariable Phase Order

Garden Competition(2004)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Modular BoardSimulationTile Placement

Frontline: D-Day(2010)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementSimulation

The Great War(2015)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

The Last Hundred Yards: Volume 2 – Airborne Over Europe(2020)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Sergeants Miniatures Game: Day of Days(2011)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenModular BoardOpen Drafting

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