SEED GAME#15043 BGG all-time

Victim: The Cursed Forest(2020)

★ 6.8 BGG2–6 players45 minWeight 2.71
Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Victim: The Cursed Forest

Looking for games like Victim: The Cursed Forest? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Hellbringer(2024)

★ 8.81–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Waste of Parts(2026)

★ 7.61–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Rangers of Shadow Deep: Standard Edition(2020)

★ 8.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror(2021)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game(2010)

★ 7.01–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Rangers of Shadow Deep(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Order of Vampire Hunters(2018)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress(2018)

★ 7.81–5 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHexagon Grid

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

★ 8.71–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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