SEED GAME#4255 BGG all-time

Yōkai(2019)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.55
Communication LimitsCooperative GameGrid Movement

Games like Yōkai

Looking for games like Yōkai? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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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Covalence: A Molecule Building Game(2016)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Building

Narabi(2018)

★ 6.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Building

Take Time(2025)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Perspectives(2023)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game(2025)

★ 8.01–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Witness(2014)

★ 7.24 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

Ritual(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

So Clover!(2021)

★ 7.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative Game

Codenames: Duet(2017)

★ 7.42 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

The Gang(2024)

★ 7.63–6 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GamePredictive Bid

Point of View: Lost Places(2024)

★ 7.02–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Noobs in Space(2023)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMatching

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