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18 games like Lovecraft Letter

The best games like Lovecraft Letter are Smash Up Awesome Level 9000, The Shipwreck Arcana and Arkham Horror The Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 shares card game, fantasy, horror with Lovecraft Letter.

Every alternative below links to its own Lovecraft 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 Lovecraft Letter’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 alternatives →

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: both play at 2 · ~35 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 →
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   2. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)

   2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Fantasy, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for The Shipwreck Arcana →
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   3. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Arkham Horror The Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~80 min longer · +2 heavier

   Check price for Arkham Horror The Card Game →
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   4. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)

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

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 68 · ~50 min longer · same complexity
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   5. Shadow Hunters (2005)

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

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · ~50 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   6. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)

   3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Bloodborne The Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~28 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   7. BANG! Dodge City (2004)

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

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · ~35 min longer · +0.2 heavier
9. 

   9. Campy Creatures (2017)

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

   Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
10. 

    10. Century Golem Edition (2017)

    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~28 min longer · +0.2 heavier
11. 

    11. Hero Realms (2016)

    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. 

    12. The Red Dragon Inn 2 (2008)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Unmatched Battle of Legends alternatives →

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    14. BANG! (2002)

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

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · ~20 min longer · same complexity
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    15. Dungeon Mayhem (2018)

    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
16. 

    16. Salem 1692 (2015)

    4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management, Player Elimination · 4 shared tags · 2 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    17. Battle Line (2000)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Battle Line alternatives →

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Card Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: both play at 2 · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Mysterium (2015)

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

    Shares with Lovecraft Letter: Deduction, Horror, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Lovecraft Letter’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Lovecraft Letter: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~32 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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