SEED GAME#10705 BGG all-time

Rise of the Zombies!(2013)

★ 6.5 BGG1–8 playersWeight 2.00
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Rise of the Zombies!

Looking for games like Rise of the Zombies!? 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

The Walking Dead: The Prison – Board Game(2014)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

World War Z: The Game(2013)

★ 4.42–4 players50 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Off the Dead: Chapitre 1 – Morts à Venice Beach(2011)

★ 6.71–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Pocket Landship(2019)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Board Game(2018)

★ 5.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Cards of Cthulhu(2014)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Una Vittoria Impossibile: Le Barricate di Parma del 1922(2022)

★ 7.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Dorasure(2014)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dirigible Disaster(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2020)

★ 8.21–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

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