SEED GAME#7164 BGG all-time

Threads of Fate(2023)

★ 8.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.71
Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

Games like Threads of Fate

Looking for games like Threads of Fate? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Tale of Ord(2018)

★ 8.61–4 players600 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

Escape the Room: The Cursed Dollhouse(2020)

★ 6.21–4 players120 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameMemoryPaper-and-Pencil

Agemonia(2024)

★ 8.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Unfinished Case of Holmes(2017)

★ 6.12–12 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilPattern Recognition

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)

★ 8.81–4 players30 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionCooperative Game

Dungeon Degenerates: Hand of Doom(2017)

★ 8.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Harakiri: Blades of Honor(2024)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Zerywia(2021)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

The Enigma Box(2018)

★ 6.21–4 players6000 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionMemory

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Dawn of Madness(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Divinity Original Sin: The Board Game(2023)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameLegacy Game

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