The Few and Cursed(2020)
Games like The Few and Cursed
Looking for games like The Few and Cursed? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game(2022)
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After the Virus(2017)
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Legendary: A James Bond Deck Building Game(2019)
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Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game(2018)
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Legendary Encounters: A Firefly Deck Building Game(2016)
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Goblivion(2018)
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Ascension Tactics: Inferno(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Dark Souls: The Card Game(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Pandemonium(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
God of War: The Card Game(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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