SEED GAME#9015 BGG all-time

Pathogenesis(2017)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.88
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Games like Pathogenesis

Looking for games like Pathogenesis? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Pathogenesis (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game(2015)

★ 7.41–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game(2018)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

XenoShyft: Onslaught(2015)

★ 6.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game(2016)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer(2017)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game – Villains(2014)

★ 7.51–5 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSemi-Cooperative Game

G.I. JOE Deck-Building Game(2021)

★ 7.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China(2016)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary: A James Bond Deck Building Game(2019)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game – Marvel Studios' What If...?(2023)

★ 8.31–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation(2011)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

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