SEED GAME#5564 BGG all-time

Purple Haze(2024)

★ 8.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.90
Area MovementChit-Pull SystemCooperative Game

Games like Purple Haze

Looking for games like Purple Haze? 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 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 7 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck Construction

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Purple Haze: Tunnel Rats(2024)

★ 7.51–3 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 7 more

Area MovementCard Play Conflict ResolutionChit-Pull System

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Vagrantsong(2022)

★ 7.42–4 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

This War of Mine: The Board Game(2017)

★ 7.81–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 7 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Aventuria: Adventure Card Game(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

Neon Hope(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck Construction

Mice and Mystics(2012)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

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