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Endeavor: Deep Sea(2024)

★ 8.2 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.92
Action PointsAction RetrievalChaining

Games like Endeavor: Deep Sea

Looking for games like Endeavor: Deep Sea? 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 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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Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth(2019)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Core Space(2019)

★ 8.51–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Keep the Heroes Out!(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 5 more

Action RetrievalArea MovementCooperative Game

Unsettled(2021)

★ 8.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 5 more

Action RetrievalCooperative GameModular Board

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

ThreeTale(2023)

★ 8.01–3 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.91–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game(2022)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

The 7th Citadel(2024)

★ 8.31–4 players5 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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