SEED GAME#39 BGG all-time

Mage Knight Board Game(2011)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 4.38
Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Mage Knight Board Game

Looking for games like Mage Knight Board Game? 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

Frosthaven(2022)

★ 8.71–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 9 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommunication LimitsCooperative Game

Gloomhaven(2017)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 11 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era(2025)

★ 8.91–4 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Too Many Bones: Unbreakable(2023)

★ 8.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Too Many Bones: Undertow(2018)

★ 8.71–2 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Dungeon Universalis(2019)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Spirit Island(2017)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceAutomatic Resource Growth

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)

★ 8.81–4 players30 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 9 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles(2021)

★ 8.31–5 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Cloudspire(2019)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action QueueBiasCooperative Game

Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

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