SEED GAME#5547 BGG all-time

Penguin Airlines(2023)

★ 6.9 BGG2–8 playersWeight 1.30
Communication LimitsElapsed Real Time EndingReal-Time

Games like Penguin Airlines

Looking for games like Penguin Airlines? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds. 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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★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 1.3
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71/100

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Poetry for Neanderthals(2020)

★ 6.72–12 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Poetry for Neanderthals: NSFW Edition(2022)

★ 6.52–8 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Brick Like This!(2025)

★ 6.72–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsPattern BuildingRace

Time's Up! Title Recall!(2008)

★ 7.74–18 players60 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

ActingCommunication LimitsMemory

Codenames: Pictures(2016)

★ 7.22–8 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsMemoryTeam-Based Game

Time's Up!(1999)

★ 7.34–18 players90 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

ActingCommunication LimitsMemory

Time's Up! Party(2008)

★ 7.64–12 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

ActingCommunication LimitsMemory

Phantom Ink(2022)

★ 7.42–8 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsDeductionTargeted Clues

Hand-to-Hand Wombat(2022)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Real-Time + 1 more

Action TimerHidden RolesReal-Time

Time's Up! Edición Azul(2006)

★ 7.44–12 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

ActingCommunication LimitsMemory

Concept(2013)

★ 6.74–12 players40 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

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