SEED GAME#793 BGG all-time

Elder Sign(2011)

★ 7.0 BGG1–8 players90 minWeight 2.34
Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Chronicles of Avel(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia(2017)

★ 7.01–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

The Reckoners(2018)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

The Path of the Adventurers(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Gascony's Legacy(2021)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Village Attacks(2018)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)

★ 8.71–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Zombicide: Black Plague(2015)

★ 7.61–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

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