SEED GAME#11990 BGG all-time

Rescue Polar Bears(2016)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.80
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Games like Rescue Polar Bears

Looking for games like Rescue Polar Bears? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak(2013)

★ 7.31–6 players60 minWeight 2.7
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76/100

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Zombicide Season 3: Rue Morgue(2015)

★ 7.51–12 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Dead Men Tell No Tales(2015)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Massive Darkness(2017)

★ 7.11–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds(2023)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
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75/100

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Zombicide: 2nd Edition(2021)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
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72/100

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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
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72/100

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Zombicide: Invader(2019)

★ 7.81–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
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72/100

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Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid(2019)

★ 7.82–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Zombicide: Dark Side(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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