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The Last of Us: Escape the Dark(2024)

★ 7.2 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.35
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like The Last of Us: Escape the Dark

Looking for games like The Last of Us: Escape the Dark? 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 deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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

Cyber Pet Quest(2024)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

T.I.M.E Stories(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingMove Through Deck

Agents of SMERSH(2012)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Don't Starve: The Board Game(2027)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Roll Player Adventures(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Escape the Dark Sector(2020)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Spire's End: Hildegard(2022)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Изнанка (The Upside Down)(2025)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementContractsCooperative Game

Spire's End(2019)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Purple Haze: Tunnel Rats(2024)

★ 7.51–3 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCard Play Conflict ResolutionChit-Pull System

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