Into the Black: Boarding Party(2019)
Games like Into the Black: Boarding Party
Looking for games like Into the Black: Boarding Party? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)
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Galaxy Defenders(2014)
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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more
OrcQuest WarPath(2023)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)
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Shadows of Brimstone: The Impossible Hell Train(2025)
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EXO: Mankind Reborn(2019)
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Apocalypse Chaos(2015)
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Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla(2023)
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