SEED GAME#11257 BGG all-time

The Coldest Night(2020)

★ 6.1 BGG1–4 players20 minWeight 1.86
Cooperative GameMove Through Deck

Games like The Coldest Night

Looking for games like The Coldest Night? 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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Deckscape: Test Time(2017)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMove Through DeckReal-Time

Say Bye to the Villains(2012)

★ 6.33–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameHand Management

The Plot Thickens: Sci-Fi Edition(2023)

★ 7.22–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameStorytelling

Wave(2023)

★ 6.52–4 players25 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Lindyhop(2023)

★ 7.12 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameTrick-taking

Strato(2024)

★ 6.31–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Die verlassene Bibliothek(2020)

★ 5.91–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative Game

Infiltraitors(2023)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionHand Management

14 Frantic Minutes(2023)

★ 6.91–4 players14 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameMove Through DeckReal-Time

Unlock!: Heroic Adventures(2018)

★ 7.61–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameStorytelling

Unlock!: Secret Adventures(2017)

★ 7.51–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameStorytelling

The Cards of Cthulhu(2014)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameDice Rolling

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