SEED GAME#1063 BGG all-time

Palm Island(2018)

★ 7.0 BGG1–2 players15 minWeight 1.75
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Palm Island

Looking for games like Palm Island? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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All Is Bomb(2021)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMove Through Deck

Onirim (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.01–2 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMove Through Deck

Sprawlopolis(2018)

★ 7.31–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Closed DraftingCooperative GameHand Management

TerroriXico(2018)

★ 9.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Urbion(2012)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMove Through Deck

Eiyo(2020)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameEventsHand Management

Decktective: Nightmare in the Mirror(2021)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionHand Management

Star Realms: Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Casinopolis(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Closed DraftingCooperative GameHand Management

Marvel United: X-Men(2021)

★ 8.01–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

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