SEED GAME#7430 BGG all-time

Hour of Need(2021)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.91
Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameVariable Player Powers

Games like Hour of Need

Looking for games like Hour of Need? 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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Defense Grid: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

Brook City(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Human Interface: Be a Better Human(2018)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Tori-Tori: Endangered Species(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action PointsCooperative GameVariable Player Powers

All Things Zombie: Better Dead Than Zed!(2009)

★ 7.51–8 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameVariable Player Powers

Hidden Games Crime Scene: The New Haven Case(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn(2023)

★ 6.43–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameVariable Player Powers

Zombicide: Green Horde(2018)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Wolfpack: The North Atlantic Convoy Struggles October 1941 - March 1943(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures(2019)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

Darkest Night(2012)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

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