SEED GAME#13305 BGG all-time

Serpent's Tongue(2013)

★ 6.4 BGG1–8 players30 minWeight 3.67
Cooperative GameMemoryRole Playing

Games like Serpent's Tongue

Looking for games like Serpent's Tongue? 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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★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

The Hunters A.D. 2114(2019)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameGrid MovementKill Steal

Shadows of Brimstone: Valley of the Serpent Kings(2023)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Primal: The Awakening(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Agemonia(2024)

★ 8.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Widower's Wood: An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game(2017)

★ 7.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Apocrypha Adventure Card Game: Box One – The World(2017)

★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Crisis at Steamfall(2019)

★ 6.41–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

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