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The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera(2018)

★ 6.2 BGG1–5 players30 minWeight 2.67
Auction / BiddingCooperative GameHand Management

Games like The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera

Looking for games like The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenera? 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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★ 7.02–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

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★ 9.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition(2022)

★ 8.21–5 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Peacemakers: Horrors of War(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameGrid MovementHand Management

The Faceless(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

Siege Storm(2019)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTake That

The Captain Is Dead: Lockdown(2017)

★ 6.61–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action PointsCooperative GameOpen Drafting

Cowboy Bebop: Boardgame Boogie(2019)

★ 6.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementStorytelling

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