SEED GAME#2613 BGG all-time

Now Boarding(2018)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.17
Cooperative GamePick-up and DeliverReal-Time

Games like Now Boarding

Looking for games like Now Boarding? 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

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★ 6.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Damage Report(2014)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Action TimerCooperative GameModular Board

Illiterati(2023)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameReal-TimeSimultaneous Action Selection

Escape: Zombie City(2014)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPick-up and Deliver

Bullet♥︎(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players10 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GamePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo(2021)

★ 7.01–5 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsCooperative GamePick-up and Deliver

Bullet★(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

Flick Quest: Rise of Heroes(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players25 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameFlickingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Fox Matters(2020)

★ 5.91–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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ChainingCooperative GameReal-Time

Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Pandemic: Rapid Response(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

ContractsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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