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They Live: The Card Game – Save The City/Enslave The City(2023)

★ 7.1 BGG3–6 players30 minWeight 2.71
Card Play Conflict ResolutionSemi-Cooperative GameTeam-Based Game

Games like They Live: The Card Game – Save The City/Enslave The City

Looking for games like They Live: The Card Game – Save The City/Enslave The City? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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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★ 7.62–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Semi-Cooperative Game + 2 more

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★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Dark Moon(2011)

★ 7.03–7 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

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Homeland: The Game(2015)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
59/100

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Clue Conspiracy(2023)

★ 6.44–10 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

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★ 7.53–6 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Area MovementHand ManagementHidden Roles

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★ 8.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 1 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Tarot(1425)

★ 6.92–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Team-Based Game

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★ 7.34–16 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

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★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Team-Based Game

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Ultimate Werewolf: Extreme(2021)

★ 7.83–25 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

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