SEED GAME#10961 BGG all-time

The Refuge: Terror from the Deep(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG1–6 players20 minWeight 2.00
Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

12 Realms(2010)

★ 5.61–6 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

The Faceless(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementTrading

A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2020)

★ 8.21–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Stranger Things: Upside Down(2023)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

The Initiative(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeduction

The Captain Is Dead(2014)

★ 7.02–7 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

One-Hit Heroes(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Red November(2008)

★ 6.31–8 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Professor Evil and The Citadel of Time(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

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