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Staying Alive(2025)

★ 6.6 BGG3–5 players20 minWeight 2.00
Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Games like Staying Alive

Looking for games like Staying Alive? 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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Ritual(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Witness(2014)

★ 7.24 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Story Box: Adventures(2024)

★ 7.02–8 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameMemoryReal-Time

Sherlock: Last Call(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Time to Panic(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Sherlock: Propagation(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Entre tumbas(2019)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: 13 Hostages(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: El mayordomo(2019)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock Far West: La Mina Maldita(2020)

★ 6.91–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Death on the 4th of July(2018)

★ 6.41–8 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

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