SEED GAME#15321 BGG all-time

Incoming Transmission(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 players30 minWeight 2.00
Action QueueCooperative GameGrid Movement

Games like Incoming Transmission

Looking for games like Incoming Transmission? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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

Save the Treasure of Fairy Tales(2006)

★ 6.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementMemory

Bossin' Space(2020)

★ 6.81–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueCooperative GameGrid Movement

Witness(2014)

★ 7.24 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Sensor Ghosts(2020)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Yōkai(2019)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Hanabi(2010)

★ 7.02–5 players25 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Decktective: Lock Up Sherlock Holmes!(2023)

★ 6.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Project: ELITE(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Blabel(2021)

★ 6.53–9 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMemory

Mini Escapes: On the Trail of the Treasure of Anne Bonny(2022)

★ 6.21–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionMemory

Mini Escapes: The Mystery of the Lost Cult(2022)

★ 6.01–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionMemory

Tiwanaku(2022)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionGrid Movement

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