SEED GAME#3819 BGG all-time

Windward(2020)

★ 6.9 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.38
Area MovementBiasCooperative Game

Games like Windward

Looking for games like Windward? 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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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.91–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 6 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

Forbidden Desert(2013)

★ 7.12–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Bias + 7 more

Action PointsBiasCooperative Game

Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game(2022)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

Gears of War: The Board Game(2011)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 6 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Zombicide(2012)

★ 7.11–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 6 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Descent: Legends of the Dark(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Street Masters(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingEvents

Fate: Defenders of Grimheim(2025)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game(2011)

★ 7.21–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game(2011)

★ 7.11–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game(2010)

★ 7.01–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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