The Shared Dream(2017)
Games like The Shared Dream
Looking for games like The Shared Dream? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay(2019)
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Deep Madness(2018)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Chronicles of Drunagor: Age of Darkness(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Secrets of the Lost Tomb(2015)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
MERCS: Recon – Assassination Protocol(2015)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
MERCS: Recon – Counter Threat(2015)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Lobotomy(2017)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak(2013)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Arkham Horror (Third Edition)(2018)
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