The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a board game for 3–5 players designed by Thomas Sing and released in 2019.
[3] The replayabilility offered by the missions, which become increasingly difficult, was positively commented by multiple reviewers, including Nicole Brady, a member of the American Tabletop Awards, and Matt Basil.
[4][5] Matt Jarvis from the Dicebreaker also listed the game as one of the best co-operative games, praising the "difficulty escalation" for the missions, and replayability, and compared the limited communication mechanic it to The Mind, but stated that it "expands upon it to provide a greater challenge".
[4][10] Reviewing for TechRaptor, Andrew Stretch recommended the game for players who enjoy the trick-taking mechanism, but critiqued its appeal for those who want to have "an entertaining experience", and considered the gameplay as restrictive.
[12] Reviewing for the Paste Magazine, Keith Law criticised the theme, but enjoyed that the game allowed to "craft your own challenges using the difficulty rating system", concluding that it was somewhat better than the original.
[3] Polygon listed the sequel as one of the best board games, and commended the new task cards as well as innovation.