Arkham Investigator(2013)
Games like Arkham Investigator
Looking for games like Arkham Investigator? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
The Martian Investigations(2015)
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Mythos Tales(2016)
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen's Park(2017)
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Chronicles of Crime: 1400(2020)
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Bureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Vanishing from Hyde Park(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Unlock!: Timeless Adventures(2019)
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Mortum: Medieval Detective(2021)
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The Medusa Report(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Zombie Cinema(2008)
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The Martian Investigations
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Chronicles of Crime: 1400
Bureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Vanishing from Hyde Park
Unlock!: Timeless Adventures
Mortum: Medieval Detective
The Medusa Report
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead
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