SEED GAME#2146 BGG all-time

Mordheim: City of the Damned(1999)

★ 7.4 BGG2–6 playersWeight 3.09
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Games like Mordheim: City of the Damned

Looking for games like Mordheim: City of the Damned? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
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77/100

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Epic Armageddon(2003)

★ 7.62–8 playersWeight 3.1
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77/100

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Trench Crusade(2025)

★ 8.62 players45 minWeight 3.0
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76/100

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Nin-Gonost(2004)

★ 6.81–2 players45 minWeight 3.1
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74/100

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Okko Chronicles: Cycle of Water – Quest into Darkness(2019)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.2
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74/100

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Descent: Journeys in the Dark(2005)

★ 7.32–5 players120 minWeight 3.4
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74/100

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Frostgrave(2015)

★ 8.12–8 playersWeight 2.8
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73/100

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Posthuman(2015)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
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73/100

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Claustrophobia 1643(2019)

★ 8.02 players45 minWeight 2.7
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72/100

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Doom: The Boardgame(2004)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
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70/100

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Stargrave: Science Fiction Wargames in the Ravaged Galaxy(2021)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 2.9
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70/100

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Hybrid(2003)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.2
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69/100

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