SEED GAME#19469 BGG all-time

Paperbag Dungeon(2022)

★ 6.7 BGG1–2 players20 minWeight 1.50
Map AdditionModular BoardSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Paperbag Dungeon

Looking for games like Paperbag Dungeon? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Solstis(2024)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardPieces as MapSolo / Solitaire Game

Cinderella at Midnight(2025)

★ 6.71 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Map Addition + 2 more

Map AdditionMap DeformationModular Board

Four Corners(2023)

★ 5.81–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSolo / Solitaire Game

Quest for the Lost Pixel(2015)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Map Addition + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementMap Addition

Karak(2017)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Map Addition + 2 more

Dice RollingMap AdditionModular Board

Grove: 9 card solitaire game(2021)

★ 7.51 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

micropul(2004)

★ 6.81–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardPattern Building

Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Pepper & Carrot: The Potion Contest(2018)

★ 6.41–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Forage: A 9 card solitaire game(2024)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Winter(2022)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPattern Building

A Gentle Rain(2021)

★ 7.61 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

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