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Into the Black: Boarding Party(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.33
Action QueueCooperative GameDice Rolling

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Galaxy Defenders(2014)

★ 7.41–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

OrcQuest WarPath(2023)

★ 8.11–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)

★ 9.31–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: The Impossible Hell Train(2025)

★ 9.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

EXO: Mankind Reborn(2019)

★ 6.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Apocalypse Chaos(2015)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla(2023)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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