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Decktective: Nightmare in the Mirror(2021)

★ 6.9 BGG1–6 playersWeight 1.44
Cooperative GameDeductionHand Management

Games like Decktective: Nightmare in the Mirror

Looking for games like Decktective: Nightmare in the Mirror? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Decktective: You Can't Cheat Death(2022)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Decktective: The Will without an Heir(2021)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Decktective: Secrets in the Sand(2023)

★ 7.01–6 players60 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Decktective: Bloody-Red Roses(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost(2020)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Hunt A Killer: Nancy Drew – Mystery at Magnolia Gardens(2021)

★ 7.11–99 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionPaper-and-Pencil

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Aquelarre: El Mercader(2021)

★ 7.01–8 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star(2023)

★ 7.71–99 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Aquelarre: La Doncella(2021)

★ 6.71–8 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the Stage(2021)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

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