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18 games like Dead of Winter The Long Night

The best games like Dead of Winter The Long Night are Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, Forbidden Stars and Deep Madness — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game shares bluffing, deduction, science fiction with Dead of Winter The Long Night.

Every alternative below links to its own Dead of Winter The Long Night-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 Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 3.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Deduction, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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  2. 2. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
    View Forbidden Stars on Amazon →
  3. 3. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Science Fiction, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
    View Deep Madness on Amazon →
  4. 4. Nemesis (2018)
    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · same complexity
  5. 5. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Mature / Adult, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
  6. 6. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Science Fiction, Action Points, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling +1 more · 5 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  7. 7. Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Zombies, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  8. 8. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  9. 9. Android Netrunner (2012)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
  10. 10. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  11. 11. The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 (2017)
    4–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Science Fiction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 1.1 lighter
  12. 12. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  13. 13. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
  14. 14. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Bluffing, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  15. 15. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~90 min longer · same complexity
  16. 16. Dark Darker Darkest (2013)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Horror, Zombies, Action Points, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 4 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  17. 17. Gears of War The Board Game (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
  18. 18. This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dead of Winter The Long Night: Mature / Adult, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 of Dead of Winter The Long Night’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Dead of Winter The Long Night: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Dead of Winter The Long Night?
Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008) is the closest match to Dead of Winter The Long Night, sharing bluffing, deduction, science fiction. It rates 7.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Dead of Winter The Long Night?
Battlestar Galactica The Board Game, Forbidden Stars, Deep Madness are the top-ranked alternatives to Dead of Winter The Long Night in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Battlestar Galactica The Board Game harder than Dead of Winter The Long Night?
Compared with Dead of Winter The Long Night, Battlestar Galactica The Board Game is 0.2 lighter and ~60 min longer (3.3 vs 3.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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