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The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense(2013)

★ 6.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.02
Cooperative GameModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Games like The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense

Looking for games like The Walking Dead Board Game: The Best Defense? 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

Jupiter Rescue(2013)

★ 6.62–7 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Masters of the Night(2021)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameModular Board

Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures(2019)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

Star Trek Panic(2016)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameVariable Player Powers

My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria Deck-Building Game(2022)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

Siege of the Citadel(2019)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Zombicide: Green Horde(2018)

★ 7.71–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Arkham Horror(1987)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameRole PlayingVariable Player Powers

Human Interface: Be a Better Human(2018)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Marvel Battleworld(2020)

★ 6.21–4 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingModular Board

Zombicide: Dark Side(2019)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Star Trek: Expeditions(2011)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameVariable Player Powers

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