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Escaping Extinction: Based on a True Story(2024)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.00
Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Games like Escaping Extinction: Based on a True Story

Looking for games like Escaping Extinction: Based on a True Story? 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

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★ 6.01–6 players40 minWeight 2.0
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69/100

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Spark Riders 3000(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
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68/100

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Fire of Eidolon(2017)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 1.8
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66/100

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Drillit! A Fuga da Montanha de Cristal(2016)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
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66/100

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Chronicles of Avel(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds(2023)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
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65/100

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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Mission Catastrophe(2022)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Zombicide: Invader(2019)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Maximum Apocalypse(2018)

★ 7.51–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Uh Oh, Dino!(2025)

★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

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