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The Dead Eye(2021)

★ 7.3 BGG1 playersWeight 2.08
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Games like The Dead Eye

Looking for games like The Dead Eye? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

Witchdom(2024)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Palm Laboratory(2024)

★ 6.91 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game(2010)

★ 7.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Storm of Souls(2011)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Return of the Fallen(2011)

★ 7.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The North(2019)

★ 6.81–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Ascension: Realms Unraveled(2014)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Immortal Heroes(2012)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Dreamscape(2015)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ascension: Darkness Unleashed(2013)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ausonia(2021)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Gwent: The Legendary Card Game(2025)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

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