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Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)

★ 8.8 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 3.69
Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Games like Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood

Looking for games like Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood? 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

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 8 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Action Points + 8 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

The City of Kings(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era(2025)

★ 8.91–4 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Arkham Horror: The Card Game(2016)

★ 8.11–2 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsArea MovementCommunication Limits

Folklore: The Affliction(2017)

★ 7.61–5 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

This War of Mine: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.81–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Gloomhaven(2017)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 8 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set)(2021)

★ 8.61–4 players45 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsArea MovementCommunication Limits

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

HEXplore It: The Forests of Adrimon(2019)

★ 7.81–7 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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