The Others(2016)
Games like The Others
Looking for games like The Others? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Last Night on Earth: Timber Peak(2012)
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Conan(2016)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Descent: Journeys in the Dark(2005)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Suriya: The Last Horizon(2026)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Small World Underground(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Cthulhu Wars: Duel(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Mansions of Madness(2011)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
World of Warcraft: The Boardgame(2005)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
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