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18 games like Shadows over Camelot

The best games like Shadows over Camelot are Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Champions of Midgard — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon shares adventure, fantasy, medieval with Shadows over Camelot.

Every alternative below links to its own Shadows over Camelot-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 Shadows over Camelot’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon on Amazon →
2. 2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~80 min longer · same complexity
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology, Dice Rolling · 1 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Champions of Midgard on Amazon →
4. 4. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · same complexity
5. 5. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Bluffing, Deduction, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Bluffing, Deduction, Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–7) · goes down to 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Bluffing, Deduction, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
   Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · +1.7 heavier
10. 10. Arena The Contest (2019)
    1–8 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.9 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–7 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Bluffing, Deduction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~80 min longer · +0.7 heavier
13. 13. Kingdom Rush Rift in Time (2020)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)
    2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Deduction, Fantasy, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~50 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Street Masters (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–7) · plays solo · ~25 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Dawn of Peacemakers (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Shadows over Camelot: Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Shadows over Camelot’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Shadows over Camelot: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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