The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)
Games like The Refuge: Terror from the Deep
Looking for games like The Refuge: Terror from the Deep? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)
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12 Realms(2010)
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The Faceless(2018)
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A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Initiative(2021)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
The Captain Is Dead(2014)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
One-Hit Heroes(2025)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Marvel United(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Red November(2008)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Professor Evil and The Citadel of Time(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
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