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Light in the Dark(2024)

★ 6.3 BGG1 players15 minWeight 2.00
Modular BoardPoint to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Light in the Dark

Looking for games like Light in the Dark? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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First Rat(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Molt soroll per un rei(2021)

★ 8.01 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Crete 1941: Operation Mercury(2016)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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A Spoiled Victory: Dunkirk 1940(2014)

★ 7.31 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

Khe Sanh '68(2015)

★ 6.71 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Point to Point MovementSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

Sans Alliés(2016)

★ 6.71 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardSolo / Solitaire Game

Mazescape Kids: Hipnos(2022)

★ 6.71 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Modular BoardMultiple MapsSolo / Solitaire Game

Mazescape XP: Cryo-C(2022)

★ 6.61 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Modular BoardMultiple MapsSolo / Solitaire Game

Congo Merc: The Congo, 1964(2012)

★ 6.31 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Point to Point MovementSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

Border War: Angola Raiders(2012)

★ 6.31 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

Heroes of Telemark: Commando Raids in Norway, 1942-43(2019)

★ 6.31 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Point to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

Dien Bien Phu(2015)

★ 6.31 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

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