SEED GAME#4539 BGG all-time

The Dark Quarter(2025)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 1.89
Cooperative GameDice RollingMap Addition

Games like The Dark Quarter

Looking for games like The Dark Quarter? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison(2020)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionRole Playing

Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Aventura Z: Vol 2 Heroes(2022)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphRole Playing

Cantaloop: Book 3 – Against All Odds(2023)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionRole Playing

Storm Hollow: A Storyboard Game(2017)

★ 8.22–7 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Chronicles of Crime(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Eppi: Part 1 – Call from Outer Space(2023)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionRole Playing

Roll Player Adventures(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Cantaloop: Prequel(2020)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameEventsRole Playing

Quietbell(2025)

★ 8.61–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Board Game(2017)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Cantaloop: Book 2 – A Hack of a Plan(2021)

★ 6.31–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeductionRole Playing

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