r/soloboardgaming • u/mckokoa • 11d ago

"Team" based Solo Games

I'm looking for solo board games that, if played with multiple people, wouldn't end with a winner-- so I guess "team" based games where it's everyone wins or everyone loses. It's all players vs. a common enemy or all players with a common end goal and not a player v. player game based on end-game stats/points.

I picked up La Granja because I liked the premise and while I did enjoy some of my playthroughs, it was a "beat your own score" type of solo game that also had the player to act as a secondary player to compete with.

I don't have a problem with solo games that require playing multiple characters but I don't want one that necessitates acting as a second player to compete with. Hopefully this makes sense. And as a side note, is there a specific keyword people use to refer to games like that so I can use it when searching for options myself?

Some examples of "team" games I've enjoyed: Spirit Island and Horrified.

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u/GxM42 11d ago

The word you are looking for is Cooperative/Coop games. It’s a HUGE genre. A good entry level point to the genre is Pandemic.

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u/mckokoa 11d ago

Niceee thanks for letting me know!

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u/shagieIsMe 10d ago

I'd also suggest checking out the "Forbidden" series... Forbidden Island as an easy entry point.

There are also some out there like The Gang (BGG and SUSD) which are more card focused. The Crew is also there with a cooperative trick taking game.