SEED GAME#790 BGG all-time

Magic Maze(2017)

★ 6.9 BGG1–8 players15 minWeight 1.75
Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

Games like Magic Maze

Looking for games like Magic Maze? 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

Magic Maze Pocket(2025)

★ 7.01–8 players1 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Communication Limits + 9 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

Magic Maze Tower(2024)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Communication Limits + 7 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

CoraQuest(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Sub Terra(2017)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Bag of Dungeon: A Fantasy Adventure Game(2018)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Arkeis(2023)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Escape: The Curse of the Temple(2012)

★ 7.01–5 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingElapsed Real Time Ending

Forbidden Jungle(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Burgle Bros.(2015)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Zombie 15'(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

HeroQuest(1989)

★ 7.22–5 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

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