Escape the Nightmare(2016)
Games like Escape the Nightmare
Looking for games like Escape the Nightmare? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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
The Faceless(2018)
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Reign of Cthulhu(2016)
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Zombies Keep Out(2014)
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Fungonia(2023)
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Deadline(2017)
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Celestial Rainbows(2013)
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60 Seconds to Save the World(2017)
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After the Virus(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
The Banishing(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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