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18 games like Werewolf

The best games like Werewolf are Werewolves of Miller's Hollow, Lupus in Tabula and Der Widerstand — 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. 1. Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)
    8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Player Elimination, Role Playing, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–18 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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  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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–24 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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  3. 3. Der Widerstand (2009)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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  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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–18 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  5. 5. The Resistance Avalon (2012)
    5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Negotiation, Hidden Roles, Roles with Asymmetric Information, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  6. 6. Shadow Hunters (2005)
    4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  7. 7. Secret Hitler (2016)
    5–10 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  8. 8. 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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–20 players · goes down to 5 · ~15 min longer · +1.6 heavier
  9. 9. 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 · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  10. 10. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Hidden Roles, Player Elimination, Team-Based Game · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
  11. 11. 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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  12. 12. Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
    4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Murder/Mystery, Party Game, Hidden Roles · 1 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 4 · ~40 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  13. 13. 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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–12 players · goes down to 4 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  14. 14. 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 · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 3 · ~50 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  15. 15. 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 · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 4 · ~50 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  16. 16. TimeBomb (2014)
    4–6 players · 1–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Horror, Negotiation, Party Game, Team-Based Game · 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
  17. 17. Spyfall (2014)
    3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Werewolf: Bluffing, Deduction, Party Game, Role Playing, Roles with Asymmetric Information · 2 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Werewolf: both play at 8 · goes down to 3 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  18. 18. 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 · 3 of Werewolf’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Werewolf: overlaps at 8–10 players · goes down to 4 · ~40 min shorter · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Werewolf?
Werewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001) is the closest match to Werewolf, sharing bluffing, deduction, horror. It rates 6.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Werewolf?
Werewolves of Miller's Hollow, Lupus in Tabula, Der Widerstand are the top-ranked alternatives to Werewolf 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 Werewolves of Miller's Hollow harder than Werewolf?
Compared with Werewolf, Werewolves of Miller's Hollow is same complexity and ~30 min shorter (1.3 vs 1.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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