SEED GAME#15270 BGG all-time

The End Is Nigh(2017)

★ 6.3 BGG2–6 players15 minWeight 2.00
Cooperative GameMemoryVoting

Games like The End Is Nigh

Looking for games like The End Is Nigh? 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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ISO Match
69/100

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★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Deckscape: Heist in Venice(2018)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameMemoryVariable Player Powers

Deckscape: The Mystery of Eldorado(2018)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameMemory

Shadows over Camelot: The Card Game(2012)

★ 5.71–7 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Haiku(2025)

★ 7.42–5 players25 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameVoting

Codenames: Duet(2017)

★ 7.42 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Monkey Temple(2018)

★ 6.23–8 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameVoting

Disney Shadowed Kingdom(2020)

★ 4.42 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Mini Escapes: On the Trail of the Treasure of Anne Bonny(2022)

★ 6.21–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionMemory

Mini Escapes: The Mystery of the Lost Cult(2022)

★ 6.01–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionMemory

Star Clicker(2021)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameMemory

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