Max(1986)
Games like Max
Looking for games like Max? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Hoot Owl Hoot!(2010)
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Richard Scarry's Busytown: Eye found it! Game(2009)
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Hop! Hop! Hop!(2007)
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Save the Whales(1978)
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Trickarus(2024)
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Disney Eye Found It!(2013)
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Hamster Clan(2016)
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The Incredibles: Save the Day Game(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Break the Safe(2003)
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Captain Black(2015)
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Wer war's?: Mitbringspiel(2009)
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Piraten-Abenteuer(1991)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
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Hoot Owl Hoot!
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Break the Safe
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Wer war's?: Mitbringspiel
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