SEED GAME#19264 BGG all-time

50 Clues: No Sign of Life(2023)

★ 6.7 BGG1–5 players90 minWeight 1.75
Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Games like 50 Clues: No Sign of Life

Looking for games like 50 Clues: No Sign of Life? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — 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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Mythos Tales(2016)

★ 7.31–10 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One(2020)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder(2021)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Suspects: The MacGuffin Affair(2021)

★ 6.61–8 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Unlock!: Heroic Adventures(2018)

★ 7.61–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStorytelling

The Morrison Game Factory(2024)

★ 8.31–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Unlock!: Escape Adventures – Squeek & Sausage(2017)

★ 7.21–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameElapsed Real Time EndingSolo / Solitaire Game

Unlock!: Secret Adventures(2017)

★ 7.51–6 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStorytelling

Cartaventura: D-Day(2024)

★ 7.21–6 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Unlock!: Mystery Adventures(2017)

★ 7.31–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStorytelling

Chronicles of Crime(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

The Lost Expedition(2017)

★ 7.01–5 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

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