SEED GAME#14867 BGG all-time

Professor Pünschge(2008)

★ 6.1 BGG2–7 players30 minWeight 2.36
Cooperative GameTeam-Based Game

Games like Professor Pünschge

Looking for games like Professor Pünschge? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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

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Murder Mystery Party Case Files: Fire in Adlerstein(2018)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
80/100

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The Labours of Hercules(2017)

★ 6.54–7 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Cooperative GameTeam-Based Game

EXIT: The Game – The Sinister Mansion(2018)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative Game

Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters: Anniversary Edition(2024)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameTeam-Based Game

EXIT: The Game – The Mysterious Museum(2018)

★ 7.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative Game

EXIT: The Game – The Haunted Roller Coaster(2019)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameReal-Time

Live Mission Game: The Heist – Crime Does Pay(2021)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionTeam-Based Game

Rob 'n Run(2017)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative Game

Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter(2017)

★ 6.61–10 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameFlickingTeam-Based Game

Instacrime: Munford(2020)

★ 5.62–6 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative Game

EXIT: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin(2016)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative Game

Shadows over Camelot: The Card Game(2012)

★ 5.71–7 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameMemoryTeam-Based Game

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