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The King's Armory(2015)

★ 6.8 BGG1–7 playersWeight 3.22
Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like The King's Armory

Looking for games like The King's Armory? 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

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Unicornus Knights(2016)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Ghost Stories(2008)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death(2014)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Harakiri: Blades of Honor(2024)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

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Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

The Everrain(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla(2023)

★ 8.41–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Valley of the Serpent Kings(2023)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)(2020)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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