SEED GAME#5243 BGG all-time

Nightshift(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.73
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Games like Nightshift

Looking for games like Nightshift? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age(2008)

★ 6.81–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

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Thunder Road: Vendetta(2023)

★ 7.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

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The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac(2009)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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The Adventurers: The Pyramid of Horus(2011)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Rogue Dungeon(2020)

★ 7.61 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more

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Tiny Epic Galaxies(2015)

★ 7.31–5 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

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Takenoko(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

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Battle of Gods(2023)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

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Tiny Ninjas: Heroes(2021)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
57/100

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS The Board Game(2023)

★ 7.11–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
57/100

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Pizzachef(2023)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

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Tales of the Arabian Nights(2009)

★ 7.22–6 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

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