SEED GAME#23437 BGG all-time

The Awful Orphanage(2019)

★ 6.0 BGG1–6 players40 minWeight 2.00
Action PointsCooperative GameModular Board

Games like The Awful Orphanage

Looking for games like The Awful Orphanage? 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 spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Escaping Extinction: Based on a True Story(2024)

★ 6.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Raxxon(2017)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameMemory

Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game(2023)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Sub Terra(2017)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Marvel Zombies: Heroes' Resistance(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Fire of Eidolon(2017)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameModular Board

Drillit! A Fuga da Montanha de Cristal(2016)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameModular Board

Chronicles of Avel(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Marvel Zombies: X-Men Resistance(2023)

★ 8.51–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Zombicide: Undead or Alive(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Cultists of Cthulhu(2016)

★ 6.03–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

AVGhost: Paranormal Investigation(2023)

★ 6.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardSolo / Solitaire Game

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