SEED GAME#13830 BGG all-time

River Rats(2025)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players10 minWeight 1.86
Card Play Conflict ResolutionClosed DraftingCommunication Limits

Games like River Rats

Looking for games like River Rats? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Regicide(2020)

★ 7.41–4 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCommunication LimitsCooperative Game

The Crew: Mission Deep Sea(2021)

★ 8.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Hanabi(2010)

★ 7.02–5 players25 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Onirim (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.01–2 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMove Through Deck

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine(2019)

★ 7.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sylvion(2015)

★ 7.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative GameEvents

Pilfering Pandas(2022)

★ 5.71–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Hooyah: Navy Seals Card Game(2012)

★ 6.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Fox in the Forest Duet(2020)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Mini DiverCity(2018)

★ 6.31–7 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameEvents

Samurai Jack: Back to the Past(2018)

★ 5.92–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Sprawlopolis(2018)

★ 7.31–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingCooperative GameHand Management

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