SEED GAME#1212 BGG all-time

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.42
Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Set a Watch

Looking for games like Set a Watch? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Set A Watch: Forsaken Isles(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Vanguard of War(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dying Light: The Board Game(2026)

★ 8.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Set a Watch: Swords of the Coin(2021)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPattern Recognition

Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Mini Rogue(2020)

★ 7.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth(2017)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Valpiedra: Descensus ad tenebras(2025)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition(2022)

★ 8.21–5 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Darkest Night(2012)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

The Path of the Adventurers(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game(2015)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action RetrievalCooperative GameDice Rolling

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