SEED GAME#24958 BGG all-time

Operation Apocalypse(1996)

★ 5.9 BGG1 players120 minWeight 2.00
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Games like Operation Apocalypse

Looking for games like Operation Apocalypse? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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73/100

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Grunt: Tactical Combat in Vietnam, 1965(1971)

★ 6.31–2 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Dawn of the Dead(1981)

★ 6.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Antietam: Burnished Rows of Steel(1993)

★ 6.81–2 players240 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Rebels & Redcoats: Volume II(1995)

★ 6.61–2 players90 minWeight 2.0
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68/100

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Age of Dogfights: WWII(2022)

★ 8.81–2 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Ogre(1977)

★ 7.01–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Age of Dogfights: WW1(2020)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Battles of Normandy: A Solitaire Wargame(2022)

★ 8.11 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Antietam 1862(2019)

★ 7.81–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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G.E.V.(1978)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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