SEED GAME#27531 BGG all-time

Zombies, Run! The Board Game(2017)

★ 5.3 BGG2–5 players90 minWeight 1.50
Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Building

Games like Zombies, Run! The Board Game

Looking for games like Zombies, Run! The Board Game? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.34–8 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Shahrazad(2015)

★ 6.21–2 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Building

Couperation(2018)

★ 6.62–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Building

Two Stacks(2018)

★ 6.41–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Recognition

Lost in Time(2017)

★ 6.21–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Hey Yo(2020)

★ 6.32–10 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementPattern Building

The Lost Expedition(2017)

★ 7.01–5 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

The Walking Dead: Surrounded(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Onirim(2010)

★ 6.61–2 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSet Collection

Two Player Brick by Brick(1995)

★ 5.31–2 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Hermit(2023)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameLayeringPattern Building

Skyrockets: Festivals of Fire(2023)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

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