SEED GAME#18885 BGG all-time

What the Food?!(2013)

★ 6.1 BGG3–8 players30 minWeight 1.60
Action QueueHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like What the Food?!

Looking for games like What the Food?!? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Kharnage(2016)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

KAPOW! Volume 1(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Dungeon Raiders(2018)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

KAPOW! Volume 2(2023)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Empire Engine(2013)

★ 5.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueRondelSimultaneous Action Selection

Gangster Dice(2015)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Plantopia: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Among Thieves(2017)

★ 7.13–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Entropy(2015)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Snake Lake(2006)

★ 5.53–6 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementMemory

Munchkin Apocalypse(2012)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Beasty Bar(2014)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action QueueHand ManagementTake That

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