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Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America(2020)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.86
Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America

Looking for games like Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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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Reign of Cthulhu(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

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

★ 7.41–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

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Kings of Israel(2014)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe(2021)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Iberia(2016)

★ 7.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1(2015)

★ 8.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

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Pandemic: The Cure(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

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Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2025)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

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Pandemic: Rising Tide(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Horrified(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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