SEED GAME#4027 BGG all-time

Wok Star(2010)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.06
Action TimerCooperative GameDice Rolling

Games like Wok Star

Looking for games like Wok Star? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Wok Star (3rd Edition)(2018)

★ 6.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingReal-Time

Kitchen Rush(2017)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Timer + 2 more

Action TimerCooperative GameReal-Time

Kitchen Rush (Revised Edition)(2019)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Timer + 2 more

Action TimerCooperative GameModular Board

Now Boarding(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GamePick-up and DeliverReal-Time

Pandemic: Rapid Response(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

ContractsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Illiterati(2023)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameReal-TimeSimultaneous Action Selection

Project: ELITE(2020)

★ 7.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingElapsed Real Time Ending

Bullet♥︎(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players10 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

Bullet★(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

The Island of Doctor Necreaux: Second Edition(2018)

★ 6.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingPush Your Luck

Project: ELITE(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Damage Report(2014)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Timer + 3 more

Action TimerCooperative GameModular Board

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