SEED GAME#4812 BGG all-time

The Faceless(2018)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.29
Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Games like The Faceless

Looking for games like The Faceless? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Fantasy Defense(2017)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

War Titans: Invaders Must Die!

★ 9.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Peacemakers: Horrors of War(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Zombies Keep Out(2014)

★ 6.31–6 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Escape the Nightmare(2016)

★ 6.13–7 players1 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSet Collection

Drinks & Daggers(2019)

★ 8.42–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementRole Playing

Shadowscape(2017)

★ 6.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Deadline(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSet Collection

The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)

★ 6.81–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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