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18 games like Pictomania

The best games like Pictomania are Loony Quest, Telestrations After Dark and Captain Sonar — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Loony Quest shares action / dexterity, real-time, line drawing with Pictomania.

Every alternative below links to its own Pictomania-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s action / dexterity / party game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pictomania’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Loony Quest (2015)
   2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Real-time, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
   View Loony Quest on Amazon →
2. 2. Telestrations After Dark (2015)
   4–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Real-time, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
   View Telestrations After Dark on Amazon →
3. 3. Captain Sonar (2016)
   2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pictomania: Real-time, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~28 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Captain Sonar on Amazon →
4. 4. Telestrations 12 Player Party Pack (2011)
   4–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. A Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012)
   5–10 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 5–6 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Cranium Booster Box 1 (1999)
   4–0 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: ~35 min longer · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Pictionary Man Game To Go! (2008)
   2–10 players · 30–45 min · ★ 5.4 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Real-time, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 10 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. Cranium Cadoo (2001)
   2–16 players · 45 min · ★ 5.3 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 16 · ~20 min longer · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Roller Coaster Hippo (1988)
   3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 4.7 · Light
   Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~35 min longer · 0.3 lighter
10. 10. Portrayal (2005)
    3–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 10 · ~20 min longer · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. Jungle Speed (1997)
    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Real-time · 0 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Paranormal Detectives (2019)
    2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Ghost Blitz 2 (2012)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Real-time · 0 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. PitchCar (1995)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game · 0 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Doodle Quest (2014)
    1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. We Will Rock You (2008)
    4–12 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Party Game, Real-time · 0 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 12 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Scrawl (2016)
    4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Party Game, Line Drawing · 1 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
    1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Pictomania: Action / Dexterity, Real-time · 0 of Pictomania’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs Pictomania: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

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