Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)
Games like Good Dog, Bad Zombie
Looking for games like Good Dog, Bad Zombie? 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
The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
STRIKE!: The Game of Worker Rebellion(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
12 Realms(2010)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
The Captain Is Dead(2014)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Marvel United(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Red November(2008)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Good Dog, Bad Zombie (Second Edition)(2025)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
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