Mascarade / Similar games
18 games like Mascarade
The best games like Mascarade are Der Widerstand, One Night Ultimate Werewolf and Shadow Hunters — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Der Widerstand 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. Der Widerstand (2009)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Memory · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 5–10 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
- 3. Shadow Hunters (2005)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 4. The Resistance Avalon (2012)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Medieval, Hidden Roles · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 5–10 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
- 5. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Memory, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
- 6. Secret Hitler (2016)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
- 7. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Memory · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 8. One Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
- 9. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–10 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
- 10. Citadels The Dark City (2004)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 11. One Night Revolution (2015)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–10 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
- 12. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 6–13 players · scales to 30 · ~16 min shorter · same complexity
- 13. Dread Curse (2013)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Memory, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- 14. Codenames XXL (2015)Shares with Mascarade: Card Game, Party Game, Memory · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–8 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 15. One Night Werewolf (2012)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 16. The Red Dragon Inn 2 (2008)Shares with Mascarade: Card Game, Medieval, Party Game, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 17. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 1 of Mascarade’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mascarade: overlaps at 4–12 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
- 18. Human Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)Shares with Mascarade: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 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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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Mascarade?
- Der Widerstand (2009) is the closest match to Mascarade, sharing bluffing, card game, party game. It rates 7.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Mascarade?
- Der Widerstand, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Shadow Hunters are the top-ranked alternatives to Mascarade in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Der Widerstand harder than Mascarade?
- Compared with Mascarade, Der Widerstand is same complexity and about the same length (1.6 vs 1.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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