SEED GAME#7898 BGG all-time

Hard City(2020)

★ 7.5 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.33
Action PointsDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Games like Hard City

Looking for games like Hard City? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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Monster Slaughter(2018)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Action PointsDice RollingVariable Player Powers

SOL(2016)

★ 6.22–8 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Action PointsDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Project Z: The Zombie Miniatures Game(2016)

★ 7.61–3 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Dead by Daylight: The Board Game(2023)

★ 7.23–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionTeam-Based Game

Hour of Glory: Stronghold Kit(2004)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Funkoverse Strategy Game: DC Comics 100(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Funkoverse Strategy Game: DC Comics 101(2019)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game Gaming Set (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 8.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Funkoverse Strategy Game: DC Comics 102(2020)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Funkoverse Strategy Game: Back to the Future 100(2020)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Funkoverse Strategy Game: Harry Potter 100(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

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