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Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Board Game(2018)

★ 5.4 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.60
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Board Game

Looking for games like Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Board Game? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Rise of the Zombies!(2013)

★ 6.51–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Ghostbusters: The Board Game(2015)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Darkest Night(2012)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable 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

Ghostbusters: The Board Game II(2017)

★ 6.51–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Slaughterville(2015)

★ 6.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Walking Dead: The Prison – Board Game(2014)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

8 Bit Attack(2019)

★ 5.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Mageling(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

By Order of the Queen(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Salvation Road(2016)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Valerian: The Alpha Missions(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

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