SEED GAME#3554 BGG all-time

Pax Emancipation(2018)

★ 7.5 BGG1–3 playersWeight 4.71
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCooperative Game

Games like Pax Emancipation

Looking for games like Pax Emancipation? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Mage Knight Board Game(2011)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Frosthaven(2022)

★ 8.71–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommunication LimitsCooperative Game

Dungeon Universalis(2019)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsAction QueueCooperative Game

Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles(2021)

★ 8.31–5 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Cloudspire(2019)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
54/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action QueueBiasCooperative Game

Voidfall(2023)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 4.6
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Command CardsCooperative GameEvents

Kingdom Death: Monster(2015)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Cerebria: The Inside World(2018)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCooperative Game

Star Trek: Frontiers(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
53/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHexagon Grid

Bios: Origins (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction: Once AroundCooperative Game

Bios: Genesis(2016)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction CompensationCooperative Game

Frostpunk: The Board Game(2022)

★ 8.11–4 players120 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
52/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameCube TowerEvents

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