The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet(2019)
Games like The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet
Looking for games like The Captain Is Dead: Dangerous Planet? 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.
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Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak(2013)
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Secret Unknown Stuff: Escape from Dulce(2018)
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Massive Darkness(2017)
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Unknown(2016)
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DC Super Heroes United: Batman Hush(2025)
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MERCS: Recon – Counter Threat(2015)
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The Captain Is Dead(2014)
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Aliens: Hadley's Hope(2018)
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Apocalypse Chaos(2015)
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The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown(2017)
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