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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. Secret Hitler (2016)

   5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Secret Hitler alternatives →

   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Secret Hitler →
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   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 · 7 shared tags · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Good Cop Bad Cop →
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   3. The Resistance Avalon (2012)

   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See The Resistance Avalon alternatives →

   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for The Resistance Avalon →
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   4. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)

   5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition alternatives →

   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 68 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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   5. Shadow Hunters (2005)

   4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Shadow Hunters alternatives →

   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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   6. Samurai Sword (2012)

   3–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Samurai Sword alternatives →

   Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fighting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · goes down to 3 · about the same length · same complexity
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   7. 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 · 7 shared tags · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · ~17 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   8. 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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–5 players · goes down to 3 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   9. 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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    10. Not Alone (2016)

    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Not Alone alternatives →

    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 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
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    11. Cutthroat Caverns (2007)

    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Cutthroat Caverns alternatives →

    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Kill Steal, Player Elimination, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    12. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)

    3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: no player-count overlap (2 vs 4–7) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    14. Hero Realms (2016)

    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    15. Salem 1692 (2015)

    4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 5 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    16. The Chameleon (2017)

    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 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
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    17. Lost Legacy The Starship (2014)

    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with BANG!: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 5 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: both play at 4 · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Dice Throne Season One (2018)

    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Dice Throne Season One alternatives →

    Shares with BANG!: Card Game, Fighting, Take That, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of BANG!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs BANG!: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

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