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Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One(2020)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.03
Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Games like Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One

Looking for games like Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One? 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

Suspects: The MacGuffin Affair(2021)

★ 6.61–8 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
84/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Mythos Tales(2016)

★ 7.31–10 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
83/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder(2021)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
81/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Suspects: Claire Harper Takes the Stage(2021)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
78/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Chronicles of Crime(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Suspects: Claire Harper, Eternal Investigator(2022)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

50 Clues: No Sign of Life(2023)

★ 6.71–5 players90 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

The Medusa Report(2023)

★ 8.31–5 players100 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

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

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire Game

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

★ 7.71–99 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

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