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18 games like Guess Who?

The best games like Guess Who? are Outfoxed!, Deception Murder in Hong Kong and MicroMacro Crime City — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Outfoxed! shares childrens game, deduction, deduction with Guess Who?.

Every alternative below links to its own Guess Who?-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s childrens game / deduction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Guess Who?’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Outfoxed! (2014)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Childrens Game, Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Outfoxed! on Amazon →
2. 2. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: no player-count overlap (4–12 vs 2–2) · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Deception Murder in Hong Kong on Amazon →
3. 3. MicroMacro Crime City (2020)
   1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
   View MicroMacro Crime City on Amazon →
4. 4. Love Letter (2012)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Awkward Guests (2016)
   1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~40 min longer · +1.2 heavier
6. 6. Original Cluedo? (1949)
   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Alchemists (2014)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~100 min longer · +2.8 heavier
8. 8. The Grimm Masquerade (2019)
   2–5 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Clue Harry Potter Edition (2008)
   3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Guess Who?: Childrens Game, Deduction, Movies / TV / Radio theme · 0 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (0%)
   vs Guess Who?: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Cryptid (2018)
    3–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~20 min longer · +1.1 heavier
11. 11. Pow Wow (2006)
    3–8 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: no player-count overlap (3–8 vs 2–2) · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Crossfire (2017)
    5–10 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: no player-count overlap (5–10 vs 2–2) · scales to 10 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Mysterium (2015)
    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · ~22 min longer · +0.8 heavier
14. 14. Bristol 1350 Deluxe Edition (2021)
    1–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 9 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Dark Stories 2 (2005)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 15 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Sherlock 13 (2013)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. The Search for Planet X (2020)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Deduction, Deduction · 1 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~40 min longer · +1.2 heavier
18. 18. Loopin' Louie (1992)
    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Guess Who?: Childrens Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme · 0 of Guess Who?’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Guess Who?: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity

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