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18 games like Dark Moon

The best games like Dark Moon are The Thing Infection at Outpost 31, Star Wars Destiny and Battlestar Galactica The Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 shares bluffing, deduction, movies / tv / radio theme with Dark Moon.

Every alternative below links to its own Dark Moon-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / deduction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dark Moon’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)

   4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 8 shared tags · 4 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~23 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 →
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   2. Star Wars Destiny (2016)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Star Wars Destiny alternatives →

   Shares with Dark Moon: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dark Moon: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · ~37 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Star Wars Destiny →
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   3. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)

   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~83 min longer · +0.9 heavier

   Check price for Battlestar Galactica The Board Game →
4. 

   4. Human Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)

   4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 16 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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   5. One Night Revolution (2015)

   3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Role Playing, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 10 · ~52 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   6. The Resistance Avalon (2012)

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

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · ~37 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 5–7 players · scales to 10 · ~22 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
8. 

   8. Dune The Dice Game (2015)

   3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Dice, Print & Play, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Shadow Hunters (2005)

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

   Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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    10. Bottom of the 9th (2015)

    1–2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dark Moon: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–7) · plays solo · ~55 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 

    11. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dark Moon: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · ~37 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
12. 

    12. Star Trek Five-Year Mission (2015)

    3–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dark Moon: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    13. Deadwood 1876 (2018)

    2–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 9 · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    14. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)

    4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Role Playing, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · ~57 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    15. King of New York (2014)

    2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See King of New York alternatives →

    Shares with Dark Moon: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~27 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    16. Not Alone (2016)

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

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Team-Based Game · 4 shared tags · 1 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    17. The Reckoners (2018)

    1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Dark Moon: Dice, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Burke's Gambit (2016)

    4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

    Shares with Dark Moon: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 4 of Dark Moon’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Dark Moon: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~47 min shorter · 0.9 lighter

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