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18 games like Captain Sonar

The best games like Captain Sonar are Specter Ops, Project ELITE and The Fury of Dracula — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Specter Ops shares deduction, fighting, grid movement with Captain Sonar.

Every alternative below links to its own Captain Sonar-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Captain Sonar’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Specter Ops (2015)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Specter Ops alternatives →

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 5 shared tags · 3 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~38 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Specter Ops →
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   2. Project ELITE (2020)

   1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Real-time, Grid Movement, Real-Time · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Project ELITE →
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   3. The Fury of Dracula (1987)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~128 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for The Fury of Dracula →
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   4. King & Assassins Deluxe (2013)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   5. Stratego (1946)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light · See Stratego alternatives →

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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   6. Letters from Whitechapel (2011)

   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Letters from Whitechapel alternatives →

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   7. Last Friday Revised Edition (2016)

   2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
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   8. Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) (2015)

   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~98 min longer · +1.1 heavier
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   9. Jaws (2019)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Jaws alternatives →

   Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Hidden Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 

    10. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Dead Men Tell No Tales alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    11. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Role Playing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~98 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 

    12. Stratego (Revised Edition) (2008)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. HeroQuest (1989)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See HeroQuest alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 3 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Whitehall Mystery (2017)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    15. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 3 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
16. 

    16. Treasure Island (2018)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Treasure Island alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Line Drawing, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Role Playing · 2 shared tags · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)

    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~128 min longer · +0.8 heavier

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