Black Sonata(2017)
Games like Black Sonata
Looking for games like Black Sonata? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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
Razorhurst(2020)
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Finding Atlantis(2022)
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Snowbirds(2017)
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The Herald(2013)
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Tarawa 1943(2021)
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Iwo Jima 1945(2024)
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Pantheum: Demigods of Olympia(2025)
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Turing Machine(2022)
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The Search for Planet X(2020)
Shares Deduction + 1 more
Box One(2020)
Shares Deduction + 1 more
Kronologic: Paris 1920(2024)
Shares Deduction + 1 more
Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII(2019)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more
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