SEED GAME#1593 BGG all-time

Paint the Roses(2022)

★ 7.2 BGG2–5 players50 minWeight 2.46
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Games like Paint the Roses

Looking for games like Paint the Roses? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Signal(2025)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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Ship Show(2024)

★ 7.12–10 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

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The Crew: Mission Deep Sea(2021)

★ 8.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

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The Shipwreck Arcana(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players10 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

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AI Space Puzzle(2023)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

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Décorum(2022)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

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Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny(2025)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Gardeners(2023)

★ 6.41–4 players15 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 4 more

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Curse of the Dark(2022)

★ 8.21–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Behind: Purple(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Bomb Busters(2024)

★ 8.02–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

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