SEED GAME#27581 BGG all-time

Shadow Games(2016)

★ 5.1 BGG2–6 players10 minWeight 1.00
MemoryPush Your LuckTake That

Games like Shadow Games

Looking for games like Shadow Games? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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Egocentric World(2020)

★ 4.31–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Cutthroat Cove: Pieces of Eight(2022)

★ 6.72–4 players10 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPush Your Luck

Goblin Grapple(2020)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Rat-a-Tat Cat(1995)

★ 6.32–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

MemoryOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Omerta(2019)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

ARGH(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Push Your LuckSet CollectionTake That

Nothing To Declare(2017)

★ 5.22–6 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPush Your Luck

GiriGiri Curry(2017)

★ 6.22–5 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationMemoryPush Your Luck

Archduke(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

MatchingMemoryTake That

Granny Wars: A Game of Tit for Tat(2013)

★ 6.22–8 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Memory + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Poisons(2020)

★ 6.03–8 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Push Your LuckTake That

Fast Forward: FEAR(2017)

★ 6.12–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTake That

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