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18 games like Mysterium

The best games like Mysterium are Deception Murder in Hong Kong, Paranormal Detectives and Beyond Baker Street — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Deception Murder in Hong Kong shares deduction, murder/mystery, party game with Mysterium.

Every alternative below links to its own Mysterium-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / horror shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mysterium’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

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

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Communication Limits, Deduction, Finale Ending · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 12 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Deception Murder in Hong Kong →
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   2. Paranormal Detectives (2019)

   2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Hand Management, Pattern Recognition · 6 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Paranormal Detectives →
3. 

   3. Beyond Baker Street (2016)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 4 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Beyond Baker Street →
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   4. Tajemnicze Domostwo (2013)

   2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Tajemnicze Domostwo alternatives →

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Awkward Guests (2016)

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

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~18 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Escape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)

   3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Cooperative Game, Pattern Recognition · 5 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~48 min longer · same complexity
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   7. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)

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

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Deduction, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. Mythos Tales (2016)

   1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · plays solo · scales to 10 · ~48 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 

   9. Sherlock Last Call (2018)

   1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
10. 

    10. Letter Jam (2019)

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

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    11. Witness (2014)

    4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mysterium: both play at 4 · ~27 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    12. Chronicles of Crime (2018)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Chronicles of Crime alternatives →

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~33 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    13. Decrypto XL (2018)

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

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. Dark Stories 2 (2005)

    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Deduction · 5 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 15 · ~22 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    15. Codenames XXL (2015)

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

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits · 3 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 8 · ~27 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. Obscurio (2019)

    2–8 players · 40 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. One Key (2019)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Pattern Recognition · 5 shared tags · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Black Stories 3 (2006)

    2–15 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0 · Light

    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Deduction · 5 shared tags · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 15 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter

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