Wizard's Academy(2016)
Games like Wizard's Academy
Looking for games like Wizard's Academy? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Human Interface: Be a Better Human(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Brook City(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
OrcQuest WarPath(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Chain Reaction 3.0(2009)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Wizards(1982)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Advanced Heroquest(1989)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Alchemical Crystal Quest (Second Edition)(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Reichbusters: Projekt Vril(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Chronicles of Drunagor: Age of Darkness(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.
Get picks tuned to your shelf
This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.
Get personalized recommendations →Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup
More recommendation lists
Human Interface: Be a Better Human
Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn
Brook City
Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Two-Player Limited Edition Starter
OrcQuest WarPath
Chain Reaction 3.0
Wizards
Advanced Heroquest
Alchemical Crystal Quest (Second Edition)
Reichbusters: Projekt Vril
Chronicles of Drunagor: Age of Darkness
/pic2455723.jpg)
/pic3600293.jpg)
/pic8541531.jpg)
/pic3948212.jpg)
/pic4089302.jpg)
/pic4294259.jpg)
/pic7280280.png)
/pic467582.jpg)
/pic439210.jpg)
/pic806419.jpg)
/pic3335408.jpg)
/pic4511709.jpg)
/pic4779069.jpg)