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Nanolith(2024)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.37
Cooperative GameDeductionDice Rolling

Games like Nanolith

Looking for games like Nanolith? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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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Once Upon a Line(2024)

★ 7.71–5 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The Board Game(2025)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Action / EventCooperative GameDice Rolling

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dawn of Madness(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Divinity Original Sin: The Board Game(2023)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

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HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King(2017)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeon Crusade: Book I – Genesis of Evil(2020)

★ 7.91–12 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Sine Tempore(2018)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

ISS Vanguard(2022)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Shadows of Brimstone: The Impossible Hell Train(2025)

★ 9.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Cursed Tombs of Khamuntet(2025)

★ 9.31–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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