Best 1-player murder/mystery board games

The top-rated murder/mystery board games that play well with 1 player, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating across 32 games. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases leads the list (medium complexity).

Top murder/mystery board games for 1 player

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
Chronicles of Crime (2018)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
Detective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)
1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
Awkward Guests (2016)
1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
MicroMacro Crime City (2020)
1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9
Detective City of Angels (2019)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 8.0
Chronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
Mythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
Police Precinct (2013)
1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
5-Minute Mystery (2020)
1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
Sherlock Last Call (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
Chronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3
Sherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
Murder Mystery Party Case Files Fire in Adlerstein (2018)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
Brook City (2019)
1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.5
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Mansion Murders (1983)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
Orient Express (1985)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
Sherlock Death on the 4th of July (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.6
Sherlock Propagation (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Sherlock Whereabouts Unknown (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Tales of Evil (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
Sherlock 13 Hostages (2018)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Queen's Park Affair (1984)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
Decktective Bloody-Red Roses (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
Sherlock Holmes Four Investigations (2014)
1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Sherlock Don's Legacy (2019)
1–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
City of Chaos (1996)
1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 6.9
Pulp Detective (2018)
1–2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 5.8
The Secret Door (1991)
1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2