Paleo(2020)
Games like Paleo
Looking for games like Paleo? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
The LOOP(2020)
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Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)
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Aeon's End: The New Age(2019)
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Aeon's End: Outcasts(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The DUNGENERATOR: DIE in a Dungeon(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Isofarian Guard(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Genshin Tarot(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Eternal Decks(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Keep the Heroes Out!(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set(2014)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Dungeon Legends(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Familiar Tales(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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