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From the Other Side(2024)

★ 7.8 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 2.50
Action QueueArea MovementCooperative Game

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 7.11–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time(2020)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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The Captain Is Dead(2014)

★ 7.02–7 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Guardians' Chronicles: Clash of Heroes(2017)

★ 7.11–6 players40 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 5 more

Action QueueArea MovementCooperative Game

DC Super Heroes United: Batman Hush(2025)

★ 8.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Hellboy: The Board Game(2019)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Aeon's End: War Eternal(2017)

★ 8.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Village Attacks(2018)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

DC Super Heroes United(2026)

★ 7.91–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Gem Rush (Second Edition)(2018)

★ 6.81–7 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Defenders of the Realm(2010)

★ 7.31–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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