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Animals Frightening Night!(2013)

★ 6.1 BGG4–10 players5 minWeight 1.57
ActingHidden RolesPush Your Luck

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Looking for games like Animals Frightening Night!? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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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★ 7.06–30 players7 minWeight 1.5
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69/100

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★ 7.55–10 players30 minWeight 1.7
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69/100

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BANG! The Dice Game(2013)

★ 6.93–8 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Shadow Hunters(2005)

★ 6.84–8 players60 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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One Night Werewolf(2012)

★ 6.13–7 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
66/100

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The Resistance(2009)

★ 7.25–10 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

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One Night Revolution(2015)

★ 6.13–10 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow(2001)

★ 6.78–18 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Cranky Chinchillas(2022)

★ 7.24–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Mafia de Cuba(2015)

★ 6.56–12 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Hidden RolesPlayer EliminationRole Playing

Quest(2021)

★ 7.34–10 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

DeductionHidden RolesMemory

The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow: The Village(2009)

★ 6.88–18 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 2 more

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