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18 games like Werewolf

The best games like Werewolf are Werewolves of Miller's Hollow, Lupus in Tabula and The Resistance — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow shares bluffing, deduction, horror with Werewolf.

Every alternative below links to its own Werewolf-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 Werewolf’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Player Elimination, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 8 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–18 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Werewolves of Miller's Hollow →
2. 

   2. Lupus in Tabula (2001)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Negotiation, Party Game, Player Elimination, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 9 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–24 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Lupus in Tabula →
3. 

   3. The Resistance (2009)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for The Resistance →
4. 

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

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Player Elimination, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 8 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–18 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
5. 

   5. Shadow Hunters (2005)

   4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Shadow Hunters alternatives →

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Secret Hitler (2016)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
7. 

   7. Blood on the Clocktower (2021)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 9 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–20 players · goes down to 5 · ~15 min longer · +1.6 heavier
8. 

   8. Blood Bound (2013)

   6–12 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Negotiation, Party Game, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 

   9. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)

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

   Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. One Night Revolution (2015)

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

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
11. 

    11. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

    4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Deception Murder in Hong Kong alternatives →

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 5 shared tags · 1 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 4 · ~40 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. Stay Away! (2014)

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

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Player Elimination, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 4 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. One Night Ultimate Vampire (2015)

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

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~50 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 

    14. One Night Ultimate Alien (2017)

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

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 4 · ~50 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
15. 

    15. TimeBomb (2014)

    4–6 players · 1–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 1 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Werewolf: no player-count overlap (4–6 vs 8–24) · goes down to 4 · ~44 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
16. 

    16. Spyfall (2014)

    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See Spyfall alternatives →

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information · 5 shared tags · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 

    17. Are You the Traitor? (2009)

    4–10 players · 10–30 min · ★ 5.0 · Light

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 4 · ~40 min shorter · same complexity
18. 

    18. Burke's Gambit (2016)

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

    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 6 shared tags · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 4 · ~40 min shorter · same complexity

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