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Frostpunk: The Board Game(2022)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 players120 minWeight 4.40
Cooperative GameCube TowerEvents

Games like Frostpunk: The Board Game

Looking for games like Frostpunk: The Board Game? 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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★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 4.6
ISO Match
71/100

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★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
65/100

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The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era(2025)

★ 8.91–4 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Star Trek: Frontiers(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles(2021)

★ 8.31–5 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint(2024)

★ 8.71–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Cloudspire(2019)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Arkham Horror: The Card Game(2026)

★ 9.01–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
62/100

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burncycle(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

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