SEED GAME#16322 BGG all-time

What Lies Beneath(2023)

★ 7.7 BGG1 players60 minWeight 2.00
Dice RollingFlickingNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Games like What Lies Beneath

Looking for games like What Lies Beneath? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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67/100

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Quest Calendar: Leaf Riders of Wrenwood(2023)

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ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingNarrative Choice / ParagraphRole Playing

Storm Weavers(2022)

★ 6.41 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Destinies(2021)

★ 7.71–3 players90 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Mini Rogue: A Roguelike Microgame(2016)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Meeple Quest(2021)

★ 9.31–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Four Against Darkness(2016)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

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That's Pretty Clever!(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

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★ 7.31–5 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Doom Machine(2021)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

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Battles of Napoleonic Europe: A Solitaire Wargame(2023)

★ 8.21 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

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