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18 games like Spyfall
The best games like Spyfall are Der Widerstand, One Night Ultimate Werewolf and Secret Hitler — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Der Widerstand shares bluffing, deduction, party game with Spyfall.
Every alternative below links to its own Spyfall-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / deduction shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Spyfall’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Der Widerstand (2009)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Memory, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
- 3. Secret Hitler (2016)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Humor, Party Game, Traitor Game · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 4. A Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Targeted Clues · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · same complexity
- 5. Decrypto XL (2018)Shares with Spyfall: Deduction, Party Game, Spies/Secret Agents, Targeted Clues · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 6. Codenames XXL (2015)Shares with Spyfall: Deduction, Party Game, Spies/Secret Agents, Memory · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–8 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 7. Detective Club (2018)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Humor, Party Game, Roles with Asymmetric Information · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
- 8. The Resistance Avalon (2012)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 10 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 9. Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Traitor Game · 3 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 5–8 players · scales to 68 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 10. Timebomb (2016)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Party Game, Spies/Secret Agents, Role Playing, Traitor Game · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
- 11. Monikers (2015)Shares with Spyfall: Humor, Party Game, Acting, Role Playing · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 16 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
- 12. Werewolf (1986)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: both play at 8 · scales to 24 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 13. One Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Traitor Game · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 14. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Traitor Game · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 10 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 15. Good Cop Bad Cop (2014)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Spies/Secret Agents, Memory · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 16. The Chameleon (2017)Shares with Spyfall: Bluffing, Deduction, Humor, Party Game, Targeted Clues · 1 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–8 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
- 17. Time's Up! Title Recall! (2008)Shares with Spyfall: Humor, Party Game, Acting, Memory · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 4–8 players · scales to 18 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
- 18. Dixit Journey (2012)Shares with Spyfall: Humor, Party Game, Acting, Targeted Clues · 2 of Spyfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Spyfall: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Spyfall?
- Der Widerstand (2009) is the closest match to Spyfall, sharing bluffing, deduction, party game. It rates 7.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Spyfall?
- Der Widerstand, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Secret Hitler are the top-ranked alternatives to Spyfall 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 Der Widerstand harder than Spyfall?
- Compared with Spyfall, Der Widerstand is +0.4 heavier and ~15 min longer (1.6 vs 1.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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