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18 games like The Resistance

The best games like The Resistance are Secret Hitler, Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition and One Night Ultimate Werewolf — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Secret Hitler shares bluffing, card game, deduction with The Resistance.

Every alternative below links to its own The Resistance-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Resistance’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Secret Hitler →
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   2. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)

   5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition alternatives →

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 8 shared tags · 4 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–10 players · scales to 68 · ~30 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition →
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   3. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)

   3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See One Night Ultimate Werewolf alternatives →

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for One Night Ultimate Werewolf →
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   4. Burke's Gambit (2016)

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

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Science Fiction, Memory, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 8 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
5. 

   5. One Night Revolution (2015)

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

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Science Fiction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 8 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Tempel des Schreckens (2016)

   3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 7 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   7. One Night Werewolf (2012)

   3–7 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 8 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–7 players · goes down to 3 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 

   8. Werewolf (1986)

   8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Light · See Werewolf alternatives →

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 8–10 players · scales to 24 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
9. 

   9. TimeBomb (2014)

   4–6 players · 1–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light

   Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 7 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–6 players · goes down to 4 · ~14 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 

    10. Not Alone (2016)

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

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Science Fiction, Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–7 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
11. 

    11. Codenames XXL (2015)

    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames XXL alternatives →

    Shares with The Resistance: Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Memory, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
12. 

    12. Detective Club (2018)

    4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Light

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 4 · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
13. 

    13. Don't Mess with Cthulhu Deluxe (2018)

    4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.3 · Light

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game, Traitor Game · 7 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 4 · ~14 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. 

    14. Spyfall (2014)

    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See Spyfall alternatives →

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Memory, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Shadow Hunters (2005)

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

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 

    16. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)

    6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Two Rooms and a Boom alternatives →

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 1 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 6–10 players · scales to 30 · ~16 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    17. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)

    4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Memory · 6 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 4 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    18. The Chameleon (2017)

    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

    Shares with The Resistance: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of The Resistance’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Resistance: overlaps at 5–8 players · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

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