SEED GAME#1022 BGG all-time

Forbidden Island(2010)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.74
Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Games like Forbidden Island

Looking for games like Forbidden Island? 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

Forbidden Desert(2013)

★ 7.12–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Action Points + 9 more

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Forbidden Jungle(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Action Points + 9 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Forbidden Sky(2018)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 11 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Coverage

Fire of Eidolon(2017)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

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Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Flash Point: Fire Rescue(2011)

★ 7.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Flash Point: Legacy of Flame(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Bag of Dungeon: A Fantasy Adventure Game(2018)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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CoraQuest(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

The Mysterious Library(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Sub Terra(2017)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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