SEED GAME#8595 BGG all-time

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.7 BGG1–6 playersWeight 3.09
Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Gumshoe

Looking for games like Gumshoe? 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

The Medusa Report(2023)

★ 8.31–5 players100 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

The Case of Alexander Morrison(2023)

★ 8.61–5 players180 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Hunt A Killer: Dead Below Deck(2022)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Key Enigma: Hack Forward(2021)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

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

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Adrift: A Puzzletale(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

50 Clues: Keepers of Evil(2021)

★ 6.31–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sleeping Gods: Primeval Peril(2020)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Unlock! Mythic Adventures: Around the world in 80 minutes(2023)

★ 7.31–6 players65 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameElapsed Real Time EndingSolo / Solitaire Game

Ancient Blood: The Order of Vampire Hunters(2025)

★ 7.21–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

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