SEED GAME#20126 BGG all-time

Panic Diner(2019)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 players20 minWeight 1.00
Cooperative GameMatchingReal-Time

Games like Panic Diner

Looking for games like Panic Diner? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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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TEAM3 PINK(2019)

★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameReal-Time

Dodo(2020)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMemoryReal-Time

Misión Rescate(2020)

★ 6.41–6 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameMatchingMemory

Richard Scarry's Busytown: Eye found it! Game(2009)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameReal-TimeRoll / Spin and Move

YUBIBO(2024)

★ 6.92–8 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameReal-TimeScore-and-Reset Game

Infernal Wagon(2022)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameRaceReal-Time

Cross Clues(2020)

★ 7.22–6 players5 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameElapsed Real Time EndingReal-Time

Wilmot's Warehouse(2024)

★ 7.52–6 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMemoryReal-Time

Dobble Connect(2023)

★ 6.22–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameMatchingPattern Building

5-Minute Mystery(2020)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionReal-Time

Heist: One Team, One Mission(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action TimerCooperative GameKill Steal

The Mind Extreme(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementReal-Time

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