SEED GAME#856 BGG all-time

Menara(2018)

★ 7.4 BGG1–4 players10 minWeight 1.54
Cooperative GamePhysical RemovalStacking and Balancing

Games like Menara

Looking for games like Menara? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Teeter Tower(2022)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingStacking and Balancing

TowerBrix(2024)

★ 6.31–6 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and Balancing

Beasts of Balance(2016)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and BalancingSudden Death Ending

Stack O' Cats(2025)

★ 7.11–6 players7 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStacking and Balancing

Unicorn Glitterluck: Cloud Stacking(2019)

★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePoint to Point MovementStacking and Balancing

Kippelino(2019)

★ 6.11–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and Balancing

Nekojima(2023)

★ 7.21–5 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSingle Loser Game

Space Invaders(2021)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePhysical RemovalSolo / Solitaire Game

Cat and the Tower(2024)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMulti-Use CardsSolo / Solitaire Game

My Very First Games: Rhino Hero Junior(2020)

★ 6.01–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStacking and Balancing

The Princess and the Pea(2004)

★ 5.31–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingStacking and Balancing

Labyrinth: Chronicles(2026)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameSlide / Push

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