SEED GAME#9668 BGG all-time

Vanguard of War(2017)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.20
Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Vanguard of War

Looking for games like Vanguard of War? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

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Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Dying Light: The Board Game(2026)

★ 8.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Set A Watch: Forsaken Isles(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Mini Rogue(2020)

★ 7.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

RuneScape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg(2024)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Project: ELITE(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Children of Morta: The Board Game(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

DCeased: Gotham City Outbreak(2024)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Dorasure(2014)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)

★ 8.71–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeon Fighter in the Catacombs of Gloomy Ghosts(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingOpen Drafting

Assassinorum: Execution Force(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

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