SEED GAME#12884 BGG all-time

Star Trek: Cryptic – A Puzzles and Pathways Adventure(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG1–99 players60 minWeight 1.33
Cooperative GameEventsPattern Building

Games like Star Trek: Cryptic – A Puzzles and Pathways Adventure

Looking for games like Star Trek: Cryptic – A Puzzles and Pathways Adventure? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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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Indiana Jones: Cryptic – A Puzzles and Pathways Adventure(2023)

★ 6.71–4 players60 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
80/100

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Cooperative GameEventsPattern Building

Side Quest: Nemesis(2023)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionEvents

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star(2023)

★ 7.71–99 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Adventure Games: The Dungeon(2019)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories(2021)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameStorytelling

Unlock!: Mystery Adventures – The House on the Hill(2017)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameStorytelling

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Magic of Christmas(2025)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionStorytelling

Yōkai(2019)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Communication LimitsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Unlock!: Escape Adventures – Fifth Avenue(2017)

★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameElapsed Real Time EndingStorytelling

Disney Hocus Pocus: The Game(2020)

★ 5.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePattern Building

Unlock!: Timeless Adventures – Verloren im Zeitstrudel!(2019)

★ 7.81–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameStorytelling

Unlock!: Heroic Adventures – Insert Coin(2018)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameStorytelling

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