SEED GAME#340 BGG all-time

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.6 BGG1–5 players120 minWeight 2.74
Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Games like Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game

Looking for games like Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

LA-1(2025)

★ 8.01–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GamePoint to Point MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Vienna Connection(2021)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphPoint to Point Movement

Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective(2025)

★ 7.61–4 players75 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action DraftingCooperative GameDeduction

Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown(2024)

★ 8.71–5 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

T.I.M.E Stories(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingMove Through Deck

Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars(2020)

★ 8.21–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Trudvang Legends(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingRole Playing

Chronicles of Crime(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

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