SEED GAME#2169 BGG all-time

Samurai Spirit(2014)

★ 6.6 BGG1–7 playersWeight 2.13
Cooperative GamePush Your LuckVariable Player Powers

Games like Samurai Spirit

Looking for games like Samurai Spirit? 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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Heroes of Tenefyr(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your Luck

Back to the Future: Back in Time(2020)

★ 7.22–4 players50 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Eight Epics(2015)

★ 5.81–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

The Liberation of Rietburg(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

Tori-Tori: Endangered Species(2021)

★ 7.32–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action PointsCooperative GameVariable Player Powers

The Four Doors(2025)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMulti-Use CardsVariable Player Powers

A Night in Deepwail Manor(2013)

★ 6.91–2 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePush Your LuckVariable Player Powers

Wakening Lair(2018)

★ 6.62–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Le Donjon de Naheulbeuk(2010)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameVariable Player Powers

Zombie Bus(2018)

★ 6.52–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Burgle Bros Blackjack(2025)

★ 6.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionPush Your Luck

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