SEED GAME#506 BGG all-time

The LOOP(2020)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.79
Cooperative GameCube TowerDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like The LOOP

Looking for games like The LOOP? 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

Aeon's End: The New Age(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Aeon's End: Legacy(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Aeon's End: Outcasts(2020)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Astro Knights: Eternity(2024)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Keep the Heroes Out!(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action RetrievalArea MovementCooperative Game

XenoShyft: Dreadmire(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Paleo(2020)

★ 7.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action / EventCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Aeon's End(2016)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

LA-1(2025)

★ 8.01–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GamePoint to Point MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Astro Knights(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Trudvang Legends(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingRole Playing

Helionox: Chronicles(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDie Icon Resolution

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