SEED GAME#18816 BGG all-time

Dawn(2023)

★ 6.7 BGG2–5 players25 minWeight 2.00
DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Games like Dawn

Looking for games like Dawn? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Awkward Guests: The Walton Case(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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DeductionHand ManagementTrading

El Reyno(2024)

★ 7.22–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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DeductionHand ManagementMemory

The Grimm Masquerade(2019)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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DeductionHidden RolesSet Collection

Scape Goat(2020)

★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

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DeductionHand Management

Love Letter: 2nd Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–5 players10 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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DeductionHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

Scales of Fate(2025)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Oracle(2022)

★ 8.64–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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DeductionHidden RolesPlayer Elimination

The Name of the Rose(2008)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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DeductionHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Classified Information(2025)

★ 6.82 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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DeductionFinale EndingHand Management

Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber(2021)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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DeductionHidden RolesTile Placement

Town of Salem: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.34–36 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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DeductionHidden RolesVoting

Death Note Investigation Card Game(2009)

★ 6.44–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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DeductionHidden RolesTraitor Game

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