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Grimdark Future(2017)

★ 8.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.86
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Games like Grimdark Future

Looking for games like Grimdark Future? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 6.32–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
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81/100

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Grimdark Future: Firefight(2018)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 2.0
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Age of Fantasy: Skirmish(2018)

★ 8.02 players60 minWeight 1.8
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Age of Fantasy: Regiments(2020)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
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74/100

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Dead Man's Hand Redux(2024)

★ 8.62–6 playersWeight 2.0
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73/100

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Bolt Action: Assault on Normandy(2012)

★ 7.72–99 players120 minWeight 2.0
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73/100

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Operation Squad: World War Two(2011)

★ 8.02 players90 minWeight 2.2
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72/100

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Ravenfeast(2020)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 1.8
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72/100

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Rapid Fire! (Second Edition): Fast Play World War Two Wargames Rules(2005)

★ 7.32–10 players240 minWeight 2.0
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71/100

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Dead Man's Hand(2013)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 2.1
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71/100

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FUBAR(2010)

★ 7.32–6 players60 minWeight 1.6
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71/100

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Zona Alfa: Salvage and Survival in the Exclusion Zone(2020)

★ 7.72 players30 minWeight 2.0
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71/100

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