SEED GAME#1449 BGG all-time

Massive Darkness(2017)

★ 7.1 BGG1–6 players120 minWeight 2.57
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Games like Massive Darkness

Looking for games like Massive Darkness? 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

Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak(2013)

★ 7.31–6 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
81/100

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Defenders of the Realm(2010)

★ 7.31–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Zombicide: Invader(2019)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Endure the Stars(2017)

★ 6.51–6 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Space Cadets: Away Missions(2015)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid(2019)

★ 7.82–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Night of the Living Dead: A Zombicide Game(2021)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Zombicide Season 3: Rue Morgue(2015)

★ 7.51–12 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower(2016)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Deep Madness(2018)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Zombicide: Dark Side(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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