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Decktective: Secrets in the Sand(2023)

★ 7.0 BGG1–6 players60 minWeight 1.00
Cooperative GameHand ManagementMemory

Games like Decktective: Secrets in the Sand

Looking for games like Decktective: Secrets in the Sand? 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
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Decktective: The Will without an Heir(2021)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Decktective: Bloody-Red Roses(2019)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
84/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost(2020)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Decktective: Lock Up Sherlock Holmes!(2023)

★ 6.91–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

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Sherlock: Don's Legacy(2019)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Sherlock: La copia(2020)

★ 7.01–8 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Das Familiengeheimnis(2022)

★ 7.21–8 players60 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

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Sherlock: Asesinato en el Sind Mail(2020)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: ¿Quién es Vincent Leblanc?(2019)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Das Collier(2022)

★ 7.01–8 players60 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock Middle Ages: El Endemoniado(2021)

★ 6.81–8 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

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