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18 games like Above and Below

The best games like Above and Below are Tales of the Arabian Nights, Artifacts and Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tales of the Arabian Nights shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Above and Below.

Ranked alternatives to Above and Below (adventure, city building), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Above and Below’s medium weight.

1. 1. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Storytelling
2. 2. Artifacts (2014)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Economic, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
3. 3. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
4. 4. Mice and Mystics (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Storytelling
5. 5. Glen More (2010)
   2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: City Building, Economic, Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
6. 6. Runebound (Third Edition) (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
7. 7. Massive Darkness (2017)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
8. 8. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: City Building, Economic, Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
9. 9. Betrayal at Baldur's Gate (2017)
   3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Storytelling
10. 10. Dungeoneer Tomb of the Lich Lord (2003)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
11. 11. Super Dungeon Explore (2011)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
12. 12. Forgotten Waters (2020)
    3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Narrative Choice / Paragraph
13. 13. Destinies (2021)
    1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Storytelling
14. 14. Dungeoneer Vault of the Fiends (2003)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
15. 15. Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King (2015)
    1–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling
16. 16. Warhammer Quest Silver Tower (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Storytelling
17. 17. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (1986)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
18. 18. Dungeoneer Den of the Wererats (2004)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Above and Below: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action Points, Dice Rolling

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