SEED GAME#14270 BGG all-time

The Legend of Zelda: Clockwork Realm(2018)

★ 8.5 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 3.22
Area MovementCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like The Legend of Zelda: Clockwork Realm

Looking for games like The Legend of Zelda: Clockwork Realm? 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Centauri Saga(2016)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Hand of Fate: Ordeals(2018)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Unstoppable(2025)

★ 8.41–2 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Altar Quest(2020)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Asgard's Chosen(2013)

★ 6.21–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Forgotten Depths(2022)

★ 7.11–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Champions of Hara(2018)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameGrid Movement

Mistfall(2015)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time(2020)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Aeon's End: War Eternal(2017)

★ 8.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Zephyr: Winds of Change(2017)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

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