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18 games like Cryptid

Ranked alternatives to Cryptid (deduction), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Cryptid’s medium-light weight. Tobago is the closest match.

  1. 1. Tobago (2009)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board
  2. 2. Mysterium (2015)
    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction, Pattern Recognition
  3. 3. Original Cluedo? (1949)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  4. 4. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
    4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  5. 5. Mr. Jack Pocket (2010)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Modular Board
  6. 6. Room 25 (2013)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Modular Board
  7. 7. Chrononauts (2000)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Modular Board
  8. 8. Awkward Guests (2016)
    1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  9. 9. Zendo (2001)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Pattern Recognition
  10. 10. Sleuth (1971)
    3–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  11. 11. Watson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
    2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Modular Board
  12. 12. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)
    2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  13. 13. Beyond Baker Street (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  14. 14. The Search for Planet X (2020)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  15. 15. Rising 5 Runes of Asteros (2017)
    1–5 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Deduction
  16. 16. 10' to Kill (2015)
    2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Modular Board
  17. 17. Paranormal Detectives (2019)
    2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Pattern Recognition
  18. 18. Mini Black Box (1977)
    1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cryptid: Deduction, Pattern Recognition
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