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Nemesis: Retaliation(2025)

★ 8.7 BGG1–5 players120 minWeight 3.75
Cooperative GameDice RollingHidden Roles

Games like Nemesis: Retaliation

Looking for games like Nemesis: Retaliation? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
83/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Nemesis(2018)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Grimcoven(2025)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls(2017)

★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Core Space: First Born(2021)

★ 8.31–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Maladum: Dungeons of Enveron(2024)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Under Our Sun(2024)

★ 7.81–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Deep Madness(2018)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

ISS Vanguard(2022)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

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