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18 games like Taboo

The best games like Taboo are When I Dream, Poetry for Neanderthals and Codenames XXL — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. When I Dream shares party game, real-time, word game with Taboo.

Ranked alternatives to Taboo (party game, real-time), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Taboo’s light weight.

  1. 1. When I Dream (2016)
    4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  2. 2. Poetry for Neanderthals (2020)
    2–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  3. 3. Codenames XXL (2015)
    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  4. 4. Decrypto XL (2018)
    3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  5. 5. Codenames Deep Undercover (2016)
    4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  6. 6. Medium (2019)
    2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits, Team-Based Game
  7. 7. Scrabble Scattergories (1988)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  8. 8. Werewords (2017)
    4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  9. 9. Duplex (2010)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  10. 10. Travel Pass the Bomb (1994)
    2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  11. 11. Attribute (2002)
    3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  12. 12. Cranium Hoopla (2002)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  13. 13. Think! Words (2012)
    2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  14. 14. Last Word (2005)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  15. 15. VisualEyes (2003)
    2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game
  16. 16. Just One (2018)
    3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Communication Limits
  17. 17. Cranium (1998)
    4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Team-Based Game
  18. 18. The Chameleon (2017)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Taboo: Party Game, Word Game, Team-Based Game
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Taboo?
When I Dream (2016) is the closest match to Taboo, sharing party game, real-time, word game. It rates 7.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Taboo?
When I Dream, Poetry for Neanderthals, Codenames XXL are the top-ranked alternatives to Taboo 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.

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