SEED GAME#846 BGG all-time

Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies(2023)

★ 8.3 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.94
Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies

Looking for games like Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

The Isofarian Guard(2023)

★ 8.51–2 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Zerywia(2021)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Ruins: Death Binder(2021)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Divinity Original Sin: The Board Game(2023)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameLegacy Game

Trudvang Legends(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingRole Playing

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

The 7th Citadel(2024)

★ 8.31–4 players5 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread(2025)

★ 9.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

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