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Crime Zoom: A Deadly Writer(2020)

★ 6.7 BGG1–6 players60 minWeight 1.00
Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Games like Crime Zoom: A Deadly Writer

Looking for games like Crime Zoom: A Deadly Writer? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Crime Zoom: His Last Card(2020)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Crime Zoom: Bird of Ill Omen(2020)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Crime Zoom: No Furs(2020)

★ 6.91–6 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Flashback: Zombie Kidz(2022)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
79/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Flashback: Lucy(2024)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

My First Adventure: The Egg Snatcher(2021)

★ 7.31–2 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Adventure Games: The Dungeon(2019)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen's Park(2017)

★ 7.71–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Pocket Detective(2019)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStorytelling

Backstories: Alone Under the Ice(2024)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameMove Through DeckNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Backstories: The Emerald Wedding Anniversary(2024)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameMove Through DeckNarrative Choice / Paragraph

UNDO: Peak of No Return(2020)

★ 6.42–6 players45 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameStorytelling

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