SEED GAME#12953 BGG all-time

Wakening Lair(2018)

★ 6.6 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 2.00
Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Games like Wakening Lair

Looking for games like Wakening Lair? 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

Eight Epics(2015)

★ 5.81–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Assassinorum: Execution Force(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Justice League: Hero Dice – Batman(2015)

★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Justice League: Hero Dice – Flash(2016)

★ 6.51–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Justice League: Hero Dice – Green Lantern(2016)

★ 6.41–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Set a Watch(2019)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Vanguard of War(2017)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Darkest Night(2012)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Andor: The Family Fantasy Game(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Persona 5 Print & Play Board Game(2019)

★ 7.91–2 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingSet Collection

SOS Titanic(2013)

★ 6.71–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameVariable Player Powers

Back to the Future: Back in Time(2020)

★ 7.22–4 players50 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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