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Phantom Epoch(2025)

★ 8.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.36
Action DraftingCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Games like Phantom Epoch

Looking for games like Phantom Epoch? 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

Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion(2020)

★ 8.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 7 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Etherfields(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend(2023)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Gloomholdin'(2021)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 6 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Stars of Akarios(2022)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Gloomhaven (Second Edition)(2025)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 8 more

Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Maladum: Dungeons of Enveron(2024)

★ 8.71–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Aeon's End: Legacy(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

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