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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. 1. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 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
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  2. 2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
    3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Variable Player Powers · 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
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  3. 3. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)
    5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Horror, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 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
    View Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition on Amazon →
  4. 4. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Dice Rolling, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 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
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 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. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 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
  7. 7. Werewolf (1986)
    8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Party Game, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 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. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game · 2 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Shadow Hunters: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  13. 13. 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 · 3 of Shadow Hunters’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Shadow Hunters: both play at 8 · scales to 24 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  14. 14. 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 · 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
  15. 15. 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 · 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
  16. 16. 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 · 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
  17. 17. BANG! Dodge City (2004)
    3–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Shadow Hunters: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 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
  18. 18. 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 · 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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Frequently asked

What game is most like Shadow Hunters?
Secret Hitler (2016) is the closest match to Shadow Hunters, sharing bluffing, card game, deduction. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Shadow Hunters?
Secret Hitler, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition are the top-ranked alternatives to Shadow Hunters in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-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 Shadow Hunters?
Compared with Shadow Hunters, Secret Hitler is 0.2 lighter and ~15 min shorter (1.7 vs 1.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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