SEED GAME#2059 BGG all-time

5-Minute Mystery(2020)

★ 7.0 BGG1–6 playersWeight 1.16
Cooperative GameDeductionReal-Time

Games like 5-Minute Mystery

Looking for games like 5-Minute Mystery? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

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

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Hidden Games Tatort: Reif für die Insel(2022)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Hidden Games Tatort: Alle unter einem Dach(2024)

★ 8.31–6 players90 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

echoes: The Dancer(2021)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDeduction

Beatz'n'Catz(2024)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameMemoryReal-Time

Lipogram(2021)

★ 7.12–10 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameReal-TimeTug of War

Tracks: Siren Bay(2022)

★ 6.71–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionInvestment

Alibis(2025)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionRoles with Asymmetric Information

Cross Clues(2020)

★ 7.22–6 players5 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameElapsed Real Time EndingReal-Time

Redcliff Bay Mysteries(2021)

★ 6.91–5 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeduction

echoes: Draculas Erbe(2023)

★ 6.71–4 players40 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeduction

First to Worst: The Party Game About How Your Friends and Family Rank Things(2024)

★ 6.72–100 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionMatching

Rankster(2022)

★ 6.53–12 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameDeduction

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