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Best Hidden Roles games

Players have secret identities or allegiances, creating social deduction as teams try to identify each other.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 games · scored by ISO

Nemesis(2018)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
83/100
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling
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Blood on the Clocktower(2022)

★ 8.36–21 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
84/100
Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles
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Lords of Waterdeep(2012)

★ 7.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
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77/100
ContractsHidden RolesIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources
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Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game(2008)

★ 7.73–6 players120 minWeight 3.3
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77/100
Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling
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Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)

★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
83/100
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling
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Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game(2014)

★ 7.81–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase
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The Resistance: Avalon(2012)

★ 7.55–10 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100
Finale EndingHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric Information
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Secret Hitler(2016)

★ 7.55–10 players45 minWeight 1.7
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75/100
Hidden RolesPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game
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Deception: Murder in Hong Kong(2014)

★ 7.44–12 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100
Communication LimitsDeductionEvents
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Feed the Kraken(2022)

★ 7.85–11 players45 minWeight 2.2
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78/100
ActingBetting and BluffingGrid Movement
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The Resistance(2009)

★ 7.25–10 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100
Hidden RolesMemoryRoles with Asymmetric Information
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Nemesis: Retaliation(2025)

★ 8.71–5 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
87/100
Cooperative GameDice RollingHidden Roles
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