SEED GAME#3098 BGG all-time

Forbidden Sky(2018)

★ 6.4 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.53
Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Coverage

Games like Forbidden Sky

Looking for games like Forbidden Sky? 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
76/100

Shares Action Points + 9 more

Action PointsBiasCooperative Game

Forbidden Jungle(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Action Points + 9 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Forbidden Island(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 11 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Leviathan Wilds(2024)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action / EventAction PointsCooperative Game

Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Flash Point: Fire Rescue(2011)

★ 7.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Iberia(2016)

★ 7.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Thunderbirds(2015)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Core Space(2019)

★ 8.51–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Race to the Raft(2023)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameGrid CoverageGrid Movement

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