SEED GAME#9116 BGG all-time

Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)

★ 7.2 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.00
Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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.

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

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★ 6.81–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
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STRIKE!: The Game of Worker Rebellion(2020)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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12 Realms(2010)

★ 5.61–6 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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The Captain Is Dead(2014)

★ 7.02–7 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2020)

★ 8.21–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo(2021)

★ 7.01–5 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game(2017)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Red November(2008)

★ 6.31–8 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Good Dog, Bad Zombie (Second Edition)(2025)

★ 8.31–4 players60 minWeight 0.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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