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18 games like BANG!

The best games like BANG! are Secret Hitler, Good Cop Bad Cop and The Resistance Avalon — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Secret Hitler shares bluffing, card game, deduction with BANG!.

Every alternative below links to its own BANG!-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s american west / bluffing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of BANG!’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Secret Hitler (2016)
   5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Secret Hitler on Amazon →
2. 2. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)
   4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Good Cop Bad Cop on Amazon →
3. 3. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
   View The Resistance Avalon on Amazon →
4. 4. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)
   5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 68 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
5. 5. Shadow Hunters (2005)
   4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Der Widerstand (2009)
   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Samurai Sword (2012)
   3–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · goes down to 3 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. GROWL (2019)
   4–10 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That, Team-Based Game · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · ~17 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Dungeon Raiders (2011)
   3–5 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–5 players · goes down to 3 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That, Team-Based Game · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Cutthroat Caverns (2007)
    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Kill Steal, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)
    3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Take That · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 4–7) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Salem 1692 (2015)
    4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. The Chameleon (2017)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Lost Legacy The Starship (2014)
    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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