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18 games like Dark Stories

The best games like Dark Stories are Detective Club, Deception Murder in Hong Kong and Dixit Odyssey — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Detective Club shares card game, deduction, humor with Dark Stories.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dark Stories’s 1.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Detective Club (2018)
   4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~25 min longer · same complexity
   View Detective Club on Amazon →
2. 2. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 4–12 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
   View Deception Murder in Hong Kong on Amazon →
3. 3. Dixit Odyssey (2011)
   3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–12 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
   View Dixit Odyssey on Amazon →
4. 4. Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
   5–30 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 5–15 players · scales to 30 · ~40 min longer · same complexity
5. 5. Stay Away! (2014)
   4–12 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 4–12 players · ~18 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Mysterium Park (2020)
   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~18 min longer · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Snake Oil (2010)
   3–10 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–10 players · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Funemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013)
   3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–15 players · scales to 20 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Gloom (2005)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)
    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~70 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game · 0 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Mysterium (2015)
    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game · 0 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~22 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Decktective Bloody-Red Roses (2019)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Witness (2014)
    4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: both play at 4 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. When I Dream (2016)
    4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Deduction, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 4–10 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Red Flags (2015)
    3–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~10 min longer · 0.3 lighter
17. 17. Aye (2005)
    4–16 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Humor, Party Game, Storytelling · 1 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 4–15 players · scales to 16 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
    3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Dark Stories: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game · 0 of Dark Stories’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Dark Stories: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity

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