From the Other Side(2024)
Games like From the Other Side
Looking for games like From the Other Side? 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
Massive Darkness(2017)
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Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time(2020)
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The Captain Is Dead(2014)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Guardians' Chronicles: Clash of Heroes(2017)
Shares Action Queue + 5 more
DC Super Heroes United: Batman Hush(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Hellboy: The Board Game(2019)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Aeon's End: War Eternal(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Village Attacks(2018)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
DC Super Heroes United(2026)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Gem Rush (Second Edition)(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Defenders of the Realm(2010)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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