SEED GAME#20670 BGG all-time

Primate Fear(2013)

★ 5.9 BGG2–6 players45 minWeight 1.50
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Games like Primate Fear

Looking for games like Primate Fear? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Bamboozled(2019)

★ 5.82–8 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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El Luchador Fantastico Grande(2015)

★ 5.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Panic at the Pleasure Palace(2018)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Anarchy at the Arena(2024)

★ 7.22–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Clairvoyance(2013)

★ 5.62–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

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SilenZe: Zombie City(2019)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Creatures & Cultists(1993)

★ 5.02–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Lords & Ladies(2014)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Final War(2016)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Pet Evil(2020)

★ 7.72–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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No Game Over(2016)

★ 6.22–6 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled – Treant v. Ninja(2020)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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