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Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe(2021)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.00
Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe

Looking for games like Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe? 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 the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Adamastor(2017)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Solar Storm(2020)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Board Game(2023)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GamePoint to Point Movement

The Daedalus Sentence(2016)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Bushido Breaker(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameHand Management

Kings of Israel(2014)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Faza(2020)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Reign of Cthulhu(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King(2021)

★ 7.41–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game(2017)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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