SEED GAME#21172 BGG all-time

Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion(2017)

★ 6.5 BGG1–6 players20 minWeight 1.67
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Games like Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion

Looking for games like Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

VENOM Assault(2016)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
84/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Until Daylight(2019)

★ 6.43–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Rok 1863(2013)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

One Piece Nakama: Friends & Enemies(2024)

★ 7.31–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2013)

★ 6.21–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Una Vittoria Impossibile: Le Barricate di Parma del 1922(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Mega Man Adventures(2022)

★ 6.91–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Der Hobbit: Eine unerwartete Reise – Das Spiel zum Film(2012)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game(2017)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

RuneCast(2015)

★ 4.92–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dragon Keepers(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

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