SEED GAME#6923 BGG all-time

Ukiyo(2020)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 1.47
Cooperative GameHand ManagementLayering

Games like Ukiyo

Looking for games like Ukiyo? 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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★ 7.31–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Casinopolis(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Naturopolis(2023)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Agropolis(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Decktective: You Can't Cheat Death(2022)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Tranquility(2020)

★ 6.91–5 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Decktective: The Will without an Heir(2021)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Decktective: Secrets in the Sand(2023)

★ 7.01–6 players60 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Decktective: Bloody-Red Roses(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Sherlock: Last Call(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost(2020)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

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