SEED GAME#15943 BGG all-time

Quest Stories(2016)

★ 6.7 BGG3–5 players30 minWeight 1.00
ActingRole PlayingStorytelling

Games like Quest Stories

Looking for games like Quest Stories? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night. 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

Curses!(2001)

★ 5.63–6 players25 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Acting + 2 more

ActingRole PlayingStorytelling

Aye, Dark Overlord! The Green Box(2015)

★ 6.24–7 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Acting + 2 more

ActingRole PlayingSingle Loser Game

Aye, Dark Overlord! The Red Box(2005)

★ 5.84–16 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Acting + 2 more

ActingRole PlayingSingle Loser Game

Monikers: Serious Nonsense(2019)

★ 8.24–20 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Monikers: More Monikers(2018)

★ 8.34–20 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Dear Leader(2016)

★ 6.15–9 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Acting + 2 more

ActingRole PlayingSimulation

But Wait, There's More!(2011)

★ 6.73–10 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingStorytelling

Someone Has Died(2016)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Role Playing + 1 more

Player JudgeRole PlayingStorytelling

Monikers: The Shut Up & Sit Down Nonsense Box(2017)

★ 8.04–20 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Who Would Win(2009)

★ 6.13–99 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingRole PlayingVoting

Monikers: Shmonikers(2015)

★ 8.04–20 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Monikers: Something Something(2016)

★ 8.04–20 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Acting + 1 more

ActingOpen DraftingRole Playing

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