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Earthborne Rangers(2023)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.47
Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameDeck Construction

Games like Earthborne Rangers

Looking for games like Earthborne Rangers? 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 the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set(2022)

★ 8.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Automatic Resource GrowthCooperative GameDeck Construction

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game(2011)

★ 7.71–2 players30 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionEvents

Aventuria: Curse of the Desert(2025)

★ 8.21 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

ISS Vanguard(2022)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set)(2021)

★ 8.61–4 players45 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsArea MovementCommunication Limits

Neon Hope(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck Construction

Gloomhaven(2017)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 8 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Bloodborne: The Board Game(2021)

★ 7.71–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 5 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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