Chronicles of Crime / Similar games

18 games like Chronicles of Crime

The best games like Chronicles of Crime are Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases, Mythos Tales and Witness — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases shares deduction, murder/mystery, cooperative game with Chronicles of Crime.

Every alternative below links to its own Chronicles of Crime-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / deduction shelf.

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

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1. 1. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
   1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases on Amazon →
2. 2. Mythos Tales (2016)
   1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Mythos Tales on Amazon →
3. 3. Witness (2014)
   4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: both play at 4 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Witness on Amazon →
4. 4. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Mysterium Park (2020)
   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~37 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
6. 6. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: both play at 4 · scales to 12 · ~55 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. UNDO Blood in the Gutter (2019)
   2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
8. 8. Mysterium (2015)
   2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~33 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. T.I.M.E Stories (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Deduction, Cooperative Game · 1 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)
    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Aftermath (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Storytelling · 3 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Tajemnicze Domostwo (2013)
    2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 15. The Initiative (2021)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Deduction, Cooperative Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Stuffed Fables (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Tales of Evil (2020)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chronicles of Crime: Adventure, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game, Storytelling · 2 of Chronicles of Crime’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Chronicles of Crime: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Chronicles of Crime fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.