SEED GAME#3334 BGG all-time

Race to the Raft(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.15
Cooperative GameGrid CoverageGrid Movement

Games like Race to the Raft

Looking for games like Race to the Raft? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Leviathan Wilds(2024)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Action / EventAction PointsCooperative Game

Forbidden Desert(2013)

★ 7.12–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsBiasCooperative Game

CoraQuest(2021)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Last Bastion(2019)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Forbidden Island(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

The Cats of Mont Saint Michel(2025)

★ 7.91–4 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Forbidden Jungle(2023)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Magic Maze(2017)

★ 6.91–8 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

Forbidden Sky(2018)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameGrid Coverage

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game(2015)

★ 7.31–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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