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Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.18
Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Games like Stranger Things: Upside Down

Looking for games like Stranger Things: Upside Down? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

War Titans: Invaders Must Die!

★ 9.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Batman: The Animated Series – Gotham City Under Siege(2018)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

The Faceless(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Drinks & Daggers(2019)

★ 8.42–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementRole Playing

Police Precinct(2013)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Fantasy Defense(2017)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe(2021)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Shadowscape(2017)

★ 6.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Peacemakers: Horrors of War(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

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