Explorers of the Woodlands(2023)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
DCeased: Gotham City Outbreak(2024)
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Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)
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Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)
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Vantage(2025)
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Rangers of Shadow Deep(2018)
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Tales from the Red Dragon Inn(2023)
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Set a Watch(2019)
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Dawnshade: The Watchers Prophecy(2022)
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Zombicide: Black Plague(2015)
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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)
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RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg(2024)
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Vanguard of War(2017)
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DCeased: Gotham City Outbreak
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Zombicide: Black Plague
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