SEED GAME#821 BGG all-time

Escape: The Curse of the Temple(2012)

★ 7.0 BGG1–5 players10 minWeight 1.48
Cooperative GameDice RollingElapsed Real Time Ending

Games like Escape: The Curse of the Temple

Looking for games like Escape: The Curse of the Temple? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Magic Maze(2017)

★ 6.91–8 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

FUSE(2015)

★ 7.01–5 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Bag of Dungeon: A Fantasy Adventure Game(2018)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Spire's End: Hildegard(2022)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Magic Maze Pocket(2025)

★ 7.01–8 players1 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

CoraQuest(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Magic Maze Tower(2024)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

Lands of Galzyr(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

Nautilion(2016)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Chronicles of Avel(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Forbidden Island(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Escape the Dark Castle(2017)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

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