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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. 1. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
   4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Communication Limits, Deduction, Finale Ending · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 12 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Deception Murder in Hong Kong on Amazon →
2. 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 · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
   View Paranormal Detectives on Amazon →
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 · 4 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Beyond Baker Street on Amazon →
4. 4. Tajemnicze Domostwo (2013)
   2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Awkward Guests (2016)
   1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Deduction, Hand Management · 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
6. 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 · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mysterium: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~48 min longer · same complexity
7. 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Witness (2014)
    4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mysterium: both play at 4 · ~27 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Chronicles of Crime (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Cooperative Game · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~33 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Decrypto XL (2018)
    3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 3–7 players · scales to 8 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Dark Stories 2 (2005)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Deduction · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 15 · ~22 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
15. 15. Codenames XXL (2015)
    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits · 1 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 8 · ~27 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Obscurio (2019)
    2–8 players · 40 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game · 2 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. One Key (2019)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Party Game, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Pattern Recognition · 3 of Mysterium’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mysterium: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Black Stories 3 (2006)
    2–15 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Mysterium: Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Deduction · 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.