Love Letter / Similar games

18 games like Love Letter

The best games like Love Letter are BANG! Dodge City, Secret Hitler and BANG! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. BANG! Dodge City shares card game, deduction, hand management with Love Letter.

Every alternative below links to its own Love Letter-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 Love Letter’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. BANG! Dodge City (2004)

   3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See BANG! Dodge City alternatives →

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for BANG! Dodge City →
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   2. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Love Letter: no player-count overlap (5–10 vs 2–4) · scales to 10 · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Secret Hitler →
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   3. BANG! (2002)

   4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See BANG! alternatives →

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: both play at 4 · scales to 7 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for BANG! →
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   4. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)

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

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: both play at 4 · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Lost Legacy The Starship (2014)

   2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
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   6. BANG! High Noon (2003)

   4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: both play at 4 · scales to 7 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   7. Archer Once You Go Blackmail... (2016)

   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   8. Jaipur (2009)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Love Letter: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   9. Council of Verona (2013)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

   Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Renaissance, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    10. Fugitive (2017)

    2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Fugitive alternatives →

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Love Letter: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    11. Awkward Guests (2016)

    1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Awkward Guests alternatives →

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Deduction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~40 min longer · +1.1 heavier
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    12. Lost Cities (1999)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Lost Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Hand Management, Score-and-Reset Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Love Letter: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    13. GROWL (2019)

    4–10 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Love Letter: both play at 4 · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)

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

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Love Letter: no player-count overlap (5–68 vs 2–4) · scales to 68 · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    15. Shadow Hunters (2005)

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

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Love Letter: both play at 4 · scales to 8 · ~40 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    16. Campy Creatures (2017)

    2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    17. SPY (2017)

    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 5.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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    18. Get the MacGuffin (2018)

    2–11 players · 5–10 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

    Shares with Love Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Love Letter’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Love Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 11 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity

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