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18 games like Just One

The best games like Just One are Codenames XXL, Codenames Duet XXL and Fiesta de los Muertos — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Codenames XXL shares party game, word game, communication limits with Just One.

Every alternative below links to its own Just One-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s party game / word game shelf.

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

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   1. Codenames XXL (2015)

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

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Codenames XXL →
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   2. Codenames Duet XXL (2017)

   2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Light · See Codenames Duet XXL alternatives →

   Shares with Just One: Word Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 99 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Codenames Duet XXL →
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   3. Fiesta de los Muertos (2019)

   4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Fiesta de los Muertos →
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   4. When I Dream (2016)

   4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See When I Dream alternatives →

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
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   5. Master Word (2020)

   3–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Letter Jam (2019)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · +1 heavier
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   7. Medium (2019)

   2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
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   8. Decrypto XL (2018)

   3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Decrypto XL alternatives →

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · +0.8 heavier
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   9. Taboo (1989)

   4–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light · See Taboo alternatives →

   Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
10. 

    10. Cross Clues (2020)

    2–6 players · 5–10 min · ★ 7.6 · Light

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. Mysterium Park (2020)

    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Light

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~18 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    12. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

    4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Deception Murder in Hong Kong alternatives →

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Communication Limits · 2 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    13. Time's Up! Title Recall! (2008)

    4–18 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Light · See Time's Up! Title Recall! alternatives →

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Communication Limits · 2 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 18 · ~40 min longer · same complexity
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    14. Cranium Hoopla (2002)

    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Poetry for Neanderthals (2020)

    2–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 12 · about the same length · same complexity
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    16. Time's Up! (1999)

    4–18 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Light · See Time's Up! alternatives →

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Communication Limits · 2 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 18 · ~70 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    17. Team Work Original (2004)

    4–16 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Word Game, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 16 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    18. Mysterium (2015)

    2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Mysterium alternatives →

    Shares with Just One: Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Just One’s 2 mechanics (100%)

    vs Just One: overlaps at 3–7 players · goes down to 2 · ~22 min longer · +0.9 heavier

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