SEED GAME#15213 BGG all-time

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

★ 8.3 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 0.00
Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Good Dog, Bad Zombie (Second Edition)

Looking for games like Good Dog, Bad Zombie (Second Edition)? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Zombie Kidz Evolution(2018)

★ 7.62–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

5-Minute Marvel(2018)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameHand Management

The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)

★ 6.81–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

30 to Mars(2017)

★ 6.71–4 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCooperative Game

Fantastic Beasts: Perilous Pursuit(2018)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Zombie Kidz(2013)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy(2021)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMatching

Pocket Watch: Set a Watch in 18 Cards(2022)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 0.0
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

12 Realms(2010)

★ 5.61–6 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Baaaaa!(2015)

★ 6.61–6 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePick-up and Deliver

5-Minute Dungeon(2017)

★ 6.92–5 players5 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

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