SEED GAME#24532 BGG all-time

Zombie Island(2014)

★ 5.7 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 1.17
Grid MovementModular BoardTile Placement

Games like Zombie Island

Looking for games like Zombie Island? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Furry Foodies(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
77/100

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Grid MovementModular BoardTile Placement

Dragon Dodge(2017)

★ 7.32–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Grid MovementHand ManagementModular Board

Little Big Fish(2017)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular Board

Cubeo(2016)

★ 6.72 players5 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementTile Placement

Gravity Superstar(2018)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementModular Board

My First Carcassonne(2009)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

EnclosureModular BoardTile Placement

Farao(2018)

★ 6.62–6 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Labyrinx(2017)

★ 7.42–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

MemoryModular BoardTile Placement

Gnomes at Midnight(2019)

★ 7.32 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardPattern Building

Drakon(2001)

★ 6.02–6 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Less: Like Chess but Less!(2015)

★ 6.82–4 players2 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardTeam-Based Game

Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze(2021)

★ 6.42–5 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPieces as MapTile Placement

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