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Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature(2017)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.33
Action PointsCooperative GameHexagon Grid

Games like Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature

Looking for games like Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds(2023)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Horrified(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Rescue Polar Bears(2016)

★ 6.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Spill(2022)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDie Icon Resolution

Horrified: American Monsters(2021)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Pandemic Legacy: Season 1(2015)

★ 8.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Dead Men Tell No Tales(2015)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Horrified: Greek Monsters(2023)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons(2025)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Horrified: World of Monsters(2024)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Animal Rescue Team(2025)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

March of the Ants(2015)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameGrid Movement

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