Elder Sign(2011)
Games like Elder Sign
Looking for games like Elder Sign? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)
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Chronicles of Avel(2021)
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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)
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Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia(2017)
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The Reckoners(2018)
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The Path of the Adventurers(2021)
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Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance(2022)
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Gascony's Legacy(2021)
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)
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Village Attacks(2018)
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Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)
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Zombicide: Black Plague(2015)
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