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Video Vortex(2020)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.29
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingTake ThatTurn Order: Progressive

Games like Video Vortex

Looking for games like Video Vortex? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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Rick and Morty: Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind Deck-Building Game(2017)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseTake That

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails(2020)

★ 6.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Smash Up: Science Fiction Double Feature(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus(2022)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Dice Throne: Season Two – Cursed Pirate v. Artificer(2018)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Season Two – Seraph v. Vampire Lord(2018)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Season Two – Gunslinger v. Samurai(2018)

★ 7.52 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Season Two – Tactician v. Huntress(2018)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

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