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18 games like Nemesis

The best games like Nemesis are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Betrayal Legacy and Deep Madness — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, horror, miniatures with Nemesis.

Every alternative below links to its own Nemesis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / horror shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Nemesis’s 3.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min longer · 0.7 lighter
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Betrayal Legacy (2018)
   3–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Player Elimination · 4 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~67 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Betrayal Legacy on Amazon →
3. 3. Deep Madness (2018)
   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
   View Deep Madness on Amazon →
4. 4. The World of SMOG Rise of Moloch (2018)
   2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~67 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Shadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)
   1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Gloomhaven (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 2 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Bloodborne The Board Game (2021)
   1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Folklore The Affliction (2017)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Level 7 [Omega Protocol] (2013)
    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Horror, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Player Elimination · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress (2018)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Miniatures, Science Fiction, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Horror, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
14. 14. Star Saga (2017)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
15. 15. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Day Night Z (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
    1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Nemesis: Adventure, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 2 of Nemesis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nemesis: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~368 min longer · 0.5 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Nemesis fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.