SEED GAME#29085 BGG all-time

RuneCast(2015)

★ 4.9 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.00
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like RuneCast

Looking for games like RuneCast? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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 Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2013)

★ 6.21–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

VENOM Assault(2016)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Cuphead: Fast Rolling Dice Game(2021)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion(2017)

★ 6.51–6 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Tomb Raider: Underworld(2009)

★ 6.41–4 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

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

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

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Bushido Breaker(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameHand Management

Rok 1863(2013)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Der Hobbit: Eine unerwartete Reise – Das Spiel zum Film(2012)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Ted Lasso Party Game(2022)

★ 5.72–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

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