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18 games like Mascarade

The best games like Mascarade are The Resistance, One Night Ultimate Werewolf and Shadow Hunters — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Resistance shares bluffing, card game, party game with Mascarade.

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

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   1. The Resistance (2009)

   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See The Resistance alternatives →

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Memory · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 5–10 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for The Resistance →
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   2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)

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

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for One Night Ultimate Werewolf →
3. 

   3. Shadow Hunters (2005)

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

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Shadow Hunters →
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   4. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)

   3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Memory, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
5. 

   5. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
6. 

   6. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)

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

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Memory · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   7. One Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)

   3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
8. 

   8. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)

   4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–10 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 

   9. Citadels The Dark City (2004)

   2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Citadels The Dark City alternatives →

   Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 

    10. One Night Revolution (2015)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    11. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 6–13 players · scales to 30 · ~16 min shorter · same complexity
12. 

    12. Dread Curse (2013)

    3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Memory, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
13. 

    13. Codenames XXL (2015)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Card Game, Party Game, Memory · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 

    14. One Night Werewolf (2012)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
15. 

    15. The Red Dragon Inn 2 (2008)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Card Game, Medieval, Party Game, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
16. 

    16. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

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

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–12 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
17. 

    17. Human Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)

    4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–13 players · scales to 16 · ~23 min longer · +1 heavier
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    18. Samurai Sword (2012)

    3–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · See Samurai Sword alternatives →

    Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–7 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

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