SEED GAME#2518 BGG all-time

Waste Knights: Second Edition(2021)

★ 7.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.96
Cooperative GameDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Games like Waste Knights: Second Edition

Looking for games like Waste Knights: Second Edition? 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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★ 8.41–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Stuffed Fables(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

Agents of SMERSH(2012)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

ISS Vanguard(2022)

★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Divinity Original Sin: The Board Game(2023)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameLegacy Game

Mice and Mystics(2012)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Agemonia(2024)

★ 8.81–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingRole Playing

T.I.M.E Stories(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingMove Through Deck

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Sanctorvm: The Board Game(2021)

★ 8.51–6 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

Aventuria: Chalices of Power(2025)

★ 8.51–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameCritical Hits and FailuresDeck Construction

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

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