SEED GAME#24703 BGG all-time

Keep Running!(2014)

★ 5.8 BGG3–8 players20 minWeight 1.33
Dice RollingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Games like Keep Running!

Looking for games like Keep Running!? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand 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

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Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Panic at the Pleasure Palace(2018)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
79/100

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Creatures & Cultists(1993)

★ 5.02–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

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No Game Over(2016)

★ 6.22–6 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

The Current Number of the Beast(2012)

★ 6.02–6 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementTake That

Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter(2025)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationScore-and-Reset Game

The Blessed Dark(2019)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Ratjack(2024)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake That

Final War(2016)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Family Business(1982)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake That

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Anarchy at the Arena(2024)

★ 7.22–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Lords & Ladies(2014)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementTake That

CATastrophe: A Game of 9 Lives(2022)

★ 6.72–6 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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