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The Mysterious Forest(2016)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.15
Cooperative GameDice RollingMemory

Games like The Mysterious Forest

Looking for games like The Mysterious Forest? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Wizardry to the Power of Three(2016)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Farm Rescue(2019)

★ 7.21–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
79/100

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The Little Orchard(2004)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingMemory

Orchard: Memo Game(2009)

★ 6.11–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Monsieur Carrousel(2019)

★ 6.61–6 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Park Dinozaurów(2018)

★ 6.81–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
77/100

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The Color Monster(2018)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Ghost Blaster(2014)

★ 6.01–4 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Codenames: Duet(2017)

★ 7.42 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Drachenturm(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameMemory

DOUC Kids(2022)

★ 8.31–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameMemoryPush Your Luck

Whoowasit?(2007)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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