SEED GAME#16438 BGG all-time

Gangster's Dilemma(2020)

★ 6.4 BGG3–7 players30 minWeight 1.83
ContractsPrisoner's DilemmaSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Gangster's Dilemma

Looking for games like Gangster's Dilemma? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

Samurai Vassal(2018)

★ 6.32–6 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Prisoner's Dilemma + 2 more

Action RetrievalHand ManagementPrisoner's Dilemma

Trieste(2013)

★ 6.63 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Gangster Dice(2015)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Among Thieves(2019)

★ 5.93–8 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Prisoner's Dilemma + 1 more

Prisoner's DilemmaSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Entropy: Worlds Collide(2017)

★ 6.32–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Entropy(2015)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Ratland(2017)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Ovation(2024)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Empire Engine(2013)

★ 5.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Action QueueRondelSimultaneous Action Selection

Miraris(2017)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Betting and BluffingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Death Over The Kingdom(2017)

★ 6.73–16 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Plantopia: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

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