SEED GAME#4915 BGG all-time

Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation(2011)

★ 6.5 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.47
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation

Looking for games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation? 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

Pathogenesis (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation – Next Phase(2012)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game(2015)

★ 7.41–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game(2018)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Legendary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer(2017)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

XenoShyft: Onslaught(2015)

★ 6.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game(2016)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Pathogenesis(2017)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Aeon's End: War Eternal(2017)

★ 8.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

XenoShyft: Dreadmire(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Hand of Fate: Ordeals(2018)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China(2016)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

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