SEED GAME#5937 BGG all-time

Explorers of the Woodlands(2023)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.17
Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Games like Explorers of the Woodlands

Looking for games like Explorers of the Woodlands? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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

DCeased: Gotham City Outbreak(2024)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)

★ 8.71–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Rangers of Shadow Deep(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Tales from the Red Dragon Inn(2023)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingMultiple Maps

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dawnshade: The Watchers Prophecy(2022)

★ 6.81–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Zombicide: Black Plague(2015)

★ 7.61–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg(2024)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Vanguard of War(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

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