SEED GAME#16401 BGG all-time

Thin Ice: Survival has never been so much fun(2016)

★ 6.5 BGG2–6 players25 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Thin Ice: Survival has never been so much fun

Looking for games like Thin Ice: Survival has never been so much fun? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Rampaging Jotunn(2016)

★ 7.62 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Dragoon(2016)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Livestock Uprising(2014)

★ 6.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

AEGIS: Combining Robot Strategy Game(2018)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Quantum(2013)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie(2004)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Explorers of the North Sea(2016)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Andromeda(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

Lost Woods(2015)

★ 6.61–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingModular Board

Masmorra de DADOS(2014)

★ 7.02–5 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Heldentaufe(2017)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

Panic Station(2011)

★ 6.04–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

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