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Mission Control: Critical Orbit(2023)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.00
Cooperative GameReal-TimeSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Mission Control: Critical Orbit

Looking for games like Mission Control: Critical Orbit? 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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Unlock!: Epic Adventures(2019)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameReal-TimeScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Meteor(2014)

★ 6.01–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementReal-Time

Princess Ryan's Star Marines(1997)

★ 5.41–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

EXIT: The Game – The Haunted Roller Coaster(2019)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameReal-Time

Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Flight of the Angel(2022)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Deckscape: Behind the Curtain(2019)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Birmingham Murder(2023)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Unlock!: Short Adventures – Red Mask(2023)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Deckscape: Test Time(2017)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameMove Through DeckReal-Time

Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Secrets of the Octopus(2022)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Unlock!: Short Adventures – Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes(2024)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameReal-TimeSolo / Solitaire Game

Unlock!: Short Adventures – The Awakening of the Mummy(2022)

★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

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