Pandemic The Cure / Similar games

18 games like Pandemic The Cure

The best games like Pandemic The Cure are Flatline, Endangered and Virulence An Infectious Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Flatline shares dice, medical, cooperative game with Pandemic The Cure.

Every alternative below links to its own Pandemic The Cure-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s dice / environmental shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pandemic The Cure’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Flatline (2017)

   1–5 players · 25–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Medical, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Flatline →
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   2. Endangered (2020)

   1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Environmental, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Endangered →
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   3. Virulence An Infectious Card Game (2016)

   2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Medical, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Virulence An Infectious Card Game →
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   4. Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)

   1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   5. Elder Sign (2011)

   1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Elder Sign alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Re-rolling and Locking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Ancient Terrible Things (2014)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 5 shared tags · 4 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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   7. Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)

   1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Escape The Curse of the Temple alternatives →

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~20 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
8. 

   8. The Reckoners (2018)

   1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~50 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   9. Freshwater Fly (2019)

   1–4 players · 40–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Environmental, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~35 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    10. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See That's Pretty Clever! alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    11. Too Many Bones (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Too Many Bones alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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    12. Nations The Dice Game (2014)

    1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Nations The Dice Game alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    13. Era Medieval Age (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Re-rolling and Locking · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Under Falling Skies (2020)

    1 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    15. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Tiny Epic Galaxies alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Re-rolling and Locking · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    16. Aerion (2019)

    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)

    3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    18. D-Day Dice (2012)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See D-Day Dice alternatives →

    Shares with Pandemic The Cure: Dice, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pandemic The Cure’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pandemic The Cure: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity

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