Electronic Detective(1979)
Games like Electronic Detective
Looking for games like Electronic Detective? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Box One(2020)
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Orapa Mine(2024)
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Sleuth(1971)
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The Lost Code(2022)
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Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases(2023)
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Code 777(1985)
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Break the Code(2017)
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The Coding(2020)
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Think Str8!(2015)
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Love Letter: 2nd Edition(2022)
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27th Passenger: A Hunt on Rails(2014)
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