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18 games like Apples to Apples

The best games like Apples to Apples are Joking Hazard, Bring Your Own Book and Cards Against Humanity For Her — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Joking Hazard shares card game, humor, party game with Apples to Apples.

Every alternative below links to its own Apples to Apples-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / humor shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Apples to Apples’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Joking Hazard (2016)
    3–10 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Player Judge, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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  2. 2. Bring Your Own Book (2015)
    3–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Player Judge, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
    View Bring Your Own Book on Amazon →
  3. 3. Cards Against Humanity For Her (2009)
    4–30 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Player Judge, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · scales to 30 · about the same length · same complexity
    View Cards Against Humanity For Her on Amazon →
  4. 4. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  5. 5. Snake Oil (2010)
    3–10 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Player Judge · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · about the same length · same complexity
  6. 6. Dixit Journey (2012)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · about the same length · same complexity
  7. 7. You've Got Crabs (2018)
    4–10 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 8. The Red Dragon Inn 2 (2008)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management · 1 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Apples to Apples: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  9. 9. The Metagame (2011)
    2–50 players · 10–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Party Game, Hand Management, Player Judge, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 50 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. L'osti d'jeu (2014)
    3–12 players · 40 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 12 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  11. 11. Blanc-Manger Coco (2015)
    3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 12 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  12. 12. Utter Nonsense (2014)
    4–20 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · scales to 20 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  13. 13. The Big Bang Theory The Party Game (2012)
    3–7 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–7 players · goes down to 3 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  14. 14. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Party Game, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 5–10 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  15. 15. Funemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013)
    3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Player Judge · 1 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 20 · about the same length · same complexity
  16. 16. Village Pillage (2019)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  17. 17. What Do You Meme? (2016)
    3–20 players · 30–90 min · ★ 5.1 · Light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–10 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 20 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  18. 18. Unstable Unicorns (2017)
    2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Apples to Apples: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Hand Management · 1 of Apples to Apples’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Apples to Apples: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Apples to Apples?
Joking Hazard (2016) is the closest match to Apples to Apples, sharing card game, humor, party game. It rates 6.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Apples to Apples?
Joking Hazard, Bring Your Own Book, Cards Against Humanity For Her are the top-ranked alternatives to Apples to Apples in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Joking Hazard harder than Apples to Apples?
Compared with Apples to Apples, Joking Hazard is same complexity and ~30 min longer (1.0 vs 1.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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