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Tranquility: The Ascent(2024)

★ 6.6 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.94
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Games like Tranquility: The Ascent

Looking for games like Tranquility: The Ascent? 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 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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★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
77/100

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Syncro(2023)

★ 6.82–5 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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ザ・カカポ バディ&パーティ (The Kakapo: Buddy & Party)(2023)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Bable(2024)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Niwashi(2024)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Sherlock: Last Call(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Silencio(2020)

★ 6.42–4 players15 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Sherlock: Propagation(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Sherlock: Entre tumbas(2019)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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The Game(2015)

★ 6.71–5 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Tranquility(2020)

★ 6.91–5 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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