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18 games like One Night Ultimate Werewolf

The best games like One Night Ultimate Werewolf are Secret Hitler, Der Widerstand and Shadow Hunters — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Secret Hitler shares bluffing, card game, deduction with One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

Every alternative below links to its own One Night Ultimate Werewolf-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 One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Traitor Game, Voting · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~35 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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  2. 2. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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  3. 3. Shadow Hunters (2005)
    4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~50 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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  4. 4. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 5–10 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  5. 5. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)
    8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers, Voting · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · scales to 18 · ~20 min longer · same complexity
  6. 6. Werewords (2017)
    4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers +1 more · 5 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–10 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  7. 7. The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow The Village (2009)
    8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers, Voting · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · scales to 18 · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  8. 8. Detective Club (2018)
    4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Voting · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~35 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  9. 9. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)
    6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Variable Player Powers, Voting · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 6–10 players · scales to 30 · about the same length · same complexity
  10. 10. Spyfall (2014)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
  11. 11. Lupus in Tabula (2001)
    8–24 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers, Voting · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · scales to 24 · ~20 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  12. 12. Obscurio (2019)
    2–8 players · 40 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers, Voting · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 3–8 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  13. 13. Salem 1692 (2015)
    4–12 players · 25–35 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Traitor Game, Voting · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–10 players · scales to 12 · ~20 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  14. 14. The Chameleon (2017)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Voting · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  15. 15. Timebomb (2016)
    4–8 players · 1–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Role Playing, Traitor Game · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  16. 16. Human Punishment Social Deduction 2.0 (2018)
    4–16 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Traitor Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–10 players · scales to 16 · ~43 min longer · +1.2 heavier
  17. 17. Blood Bound (2013)
    6–12 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 6–10 players · scales to 12 · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  18. 18. The Castle of the Devil (2010)
    4–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 2 of One Night Ultimate Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs One Night Ultimate Werewolf: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like One Night Ultimate Werewolf?
Secret Hitler (2016) is the closest match to One Night Ultimate Werewolf, sharing bluffing, card game, deduction. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like One Night Ultimate Werewolf?
Secret Hitler, Der Widerstand, Shadow Hunters are the top-ranked alternatives to One Night Ultimate Werewolf in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Secret Hitler harder than One Night Ultimate Werewolf?
Compared with One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Secret Hitler is +0.3 heavier and ~35 min longer (1.7 vs 1.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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