The Banner Saga: Warbands(2016)
Games like The Banner Saga: Warbands
Looking for games like The Banner Saga: Warbands? 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.
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War Titans: Invaders Must Die!
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The Exiled: Siege(2016)
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Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)
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BetaBotz(2017)
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Murder Mystery Party Case Files: Fire in Adlerstein(2018)
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Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe(2021)
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The Order of Veiel(2020)
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Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter(2017)
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Orkensturm(2015)
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Adamastor(2017)
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Victoriana(2019)
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Live Mission Game: The Heist – Crime Does Pay(2021)
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