SEED GAME#11322 BGG all-time

The Shining(2020)

★ 6.0 BGG3–5 players45 minWeight 2.00
Cooperative GameTraitor Game

Games like The Shining

Looking for games like The Shining? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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

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Sleep Tight(2021)

★ 6.41–4 players5 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Action / EventCooperative GameTraitor Game

Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion(2020)

★ 7.11–99 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / Paragraph

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Cthulhu: The Horror in Dunwich(2019)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

The Cards of Cthulhu(2014)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Arkham Horror: Final Hour(2019)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Ghostbusters: Blackout(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative Game

Disney Gargoyles: Awakening(2021)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Star Wars: Angriff der Klonkrieger(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice Rolling

Camp Grizzly(2015)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GamePlayer Elimination

Espinas(2017)

★ 6.73–6 players60 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameMemory

Sword Art Online Board Game: Sword of Fellows(2017)

★ 6.21–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameDice Rolling

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