Captain Sonar / Similar games

18 games like Captain Sonar

The best games like Captain Sonar are Sonar Family, Sonar and Specter Ops — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Sonar Family shares deduction, fighting, nautical with Captain Sonar.

Ranked alternatives to Captain Sonar (deduction, fighting), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Captain Sonar’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Sonar Family (2018)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Nautical, Real-time, Grid Movement, Hidden Movement, Line Drawing
  2. 2. Sonar (2017)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Nautical, Line Drawing, Secret Unit Deployment
  3. 3. Specter Ops (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  4. 4. Stratego (1946)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  5. 2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  6. 2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  7. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  8. 8. Project ELITE (2020)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Real-time, Grid Movement, Real-Time
  9. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  10. 10. Innsmouth Escape (2008)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  11. 2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Grid Movement, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  12. 2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  13. 2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment
  14. 14. Jaws (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Hidden Movement
  15. 2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Grid Movement
  16. 4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Real-time, Grid Movement
  17. 4–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Role Playing
  18. 18. Zombie 15' (2014)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Real-time, Grid Movement
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Captain Sonar?
Sonar Family (2018) is the closest match to Captain Sonar, sharing deduction, fighting, nautical. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Captain Sonar?
Sonar Family, Sonar, Specter Ops are the top-ranked alternatives to Captain Sonar in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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