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18 games like Shadow Hunters

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

Every alternative below links to its own Shadow Hunters-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / bluffing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Shadow Hunters’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Secret Hitler (2016)

   5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Secret Hitler alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Secret Hitler →
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   2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)

   3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See One Night Ultimate Werewolf alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 10 · ~50 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for One Night Ultimate Werewolf →
3. 

   3. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)

   5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 68 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition →
4. 

   4. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)

   3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See BANG! The Dice Game alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Dice Rolling, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
5. 

   5. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)

   8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light · See Werewolves of Miller's Hollow alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: both play at 8 · scales to 18 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 

   6. The Resistance (2009)

   5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See The Resistance alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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   7. Werewolf (1986)

   8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Light · See Werewolf alternatives →

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: both play at 8 · scales to 24 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
8. 

   8. One Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)

   3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 10 · ~50 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
9. 

   9. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)

   4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · ~50 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow The Village (2009)

    8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: both play at 8 · scales to 18 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
11. 

    11. Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)

    6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Two Rooms and a Boom alternatives →

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 6–8 players · scales to 30 · ~46 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
12. 

    12. Lupus in Tabula (2001)

    8–24 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: both play at 8 · scales to 24 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 

    13. Coup Rebellion G54 (2014)

    3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
14. 

    14. One Night Revolution (2015)

    3–10 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · scales to 10 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
15. 

    15. Stay Away! (2014)

    4–12 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 12 · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 

    16. BANG! Dodge City (2004)

    3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See BANG! Dodge City alternatives →

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · goes down to 3 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 

    17. Burke's Gambit (2016)

    4–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Dice Rolling, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 4 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~40 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    18. Blood on the Clocktower (2021)

    5–20 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 20 · ~15 min longer · +1.2 heavier

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