POWERUP(2018)
Games like POWERUP
Looking for games like POWERUP? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Comanauts(2019)
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Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)
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Fireteam Zero(2015)
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T.I.M.E Stories(2015)
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Planet of the Apes(2017)
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Direwild(2018)
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Code 3(2020)
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Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)
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Debtzilla(2018)
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Zombicide: Dark Side(2019)
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Defense Grid: The Board Game(2017)
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Siege of the Citadel(2019)
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