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The Pirate Republic(2018)

★ 7.1 BGG1–5 playersWeight 3.12
Action QueueArea MovementCooperative Game

Games like The Pirate Republic

Looking for games like The Pirate Republic? 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

Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat(2021)

★ 8.01–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Tidal Blades 2: Rise of the Unfolders(2024)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game(2008)

★ 7.73–6 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

The Edge: Dawnfall(2018)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: City Fall(2020)

★ 8.41–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: Change is Constant(2020)

★ 8.21–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Nemesis(2018)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Altar Quest(2020)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Valor & Villainy: Lludwik's Labyrinth(2023)

★ 8.11–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.91–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

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