Pandemic: Rising Tide(2017)
Games like Pandemic: Rising Tide
Looking for games like Pandemic: Rising Tide? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1(2015)
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Iberia(2016)
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Wolkenbruch(2020)
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Reign of Cthulhu(2016)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2022)
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King(2021)
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Thunderbirds(2015)
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Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)
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Fall of Rome(2018)
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The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship(2025)
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Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)
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Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game(2014)
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Gears of War: The Board Game
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