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Trickarus(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.43
Cooperative GameTrack MovementTrick-taking

Games like Trickarus

Looking for games like Trickarus? 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 the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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 Slasher(2025)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameTrick-taking

Achievement Hunter HEIST(2018)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTrick-taking

Lindyhop(2023)

★ 7.12 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameTrick-taking

Bremen(2016)

★ 6.53–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameTrick-taking

LetterTricks(2021)

★ 6.33–5 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameScore-and-Reset GameSpelling

Hoot Owl Hoot!(2010)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePattern RecognitionTrack Movement

Max(1986)

★ 6.51–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameRoll / Spin and MoveTrack Movement

Trick'n Trouble: Fangt Doc Crazy!(2014)

★ 6.63 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameOpen DraftingTrick-taking

Cahoots(2018)

★ 7.11–4 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Communication LimitsCooperative GameOpen Drafting

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

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameTile Placement

SOS Titanic(2013)

★ 6.71–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Player Powers

The Mind: Soulmates(2023)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game

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