SEED GAME#2738 BGG all-time

The Siege of Runedar(2021)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.38
Area MovementCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like The Siege of Runedar

Looking for games like The Siege of Runedar? 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 building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Call to Adventure: Epic Origins(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Keep the Heroes Out!(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players40 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action RetrievalArea MovementCooperative Game

Star Realms: Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Slay the Spire: The Board Game(2024)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Call to Adventure(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Hoplomachus: Remastered(2023)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Aerion(2019)

★ 7.31–2 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Dungeon Fighter in the Labyrinth of Sinister Storms(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dungeon Fighter in the Chambers of Malevolent Magma(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Hellbringer(2024)

★ 8.81–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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