SEED GAME#24244 BGG all-time

Nightlight(2014)

★ 5.9 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.13
Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Games like Nightlight

Looking for games like Nightlight? 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

Justice League: Hero Dice – Superman(2015)

★ 6.41 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Dragon Ball Z: Perfect Cell(2018)

★ 5.71–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Bravest Warriors Co-operative Dice Game(2014)

★ 5.31–6 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Wakening Lair(2018)

★ 6.62–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Justice League: Hero Dice – Batman(2015)

★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Zombie Kidz(2013)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Justice League: Hero Dice – Flash(2016)

★ 6.51–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Deckscape: Heist in Venice(2018)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMemoryVariable Player Powers

Justice League: Hero Dice – Green Lantern(2016)

★ 6.41–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

The Cards of Cthulhu(2014)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

A Night in Deepwail Manor(2013)

★ 6.91–2 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePush Your LuckVariable Player Powers

Assassinorum: Execution Force(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

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