SEED GAME#10698 BGG all-time

Escape from Hades(2019)

★ 7.6 BGG1 playersWeight 3.00
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Games like Escape from Hades

Looking for games like Escape from Hades? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Atlantic Chase: The Kriegsmarine Against the Home Fleet 1939-1942(2021)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 3.3
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83/100

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Tahiti: Clan Warfare, Polynesia 750 AD(1994)

★ 6.11–4 players180 minWeight 2.6
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79/100

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The Air-Eaters Strike Back!(1981)

★ 6.61–5 players180 minWeight 2.8
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77/100

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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.2
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77/100

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Russia Besieged: Deluxe Edition(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Imperial Stars II: Legacy(2014)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944(2019)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Air & Armor: Würzburg, Tactical Armored Warfare in Europe – Designer Signature Edition(2024)

★ 8.51–7 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
76/100

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The Dark Sands: War in North Africa, 1940-42(2018)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Holdfast: Tunisia 1942-43(2018)

★ 8.01–2 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

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Four Lost Battles(2005)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Vive L'Empereur!(2023)

★ 7.81–2 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

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