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Hail Hydra(2018)

★ 6.4 BGG5–8 playersWeight 1.89
Hand ManagementHidden RolesSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Hail Hydra

Looking for games like Hail Hydra? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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

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★ 8.44–10 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Salem 1692(2015)

★ 7.14–12 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Hand ManagementHidden RolesPlayer Elimination

Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker(2019)

★ 7.05–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

The Resistance: Avalon(2012)

★ 7.55–10 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

Finale EndingHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric Information

One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak(2015)

★ 7.33–10 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 2 more

Hidden RolesRole PlayingRoles with Asymmetric Information

Plantopia: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Blades & Rose(2023)

★ 7.45–10 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric Information

In this way I become a DICTATOR(2018)

★ 7.14–12 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesSimultaneous Action Selection

Who Should We Eat?(2017)

★ 6.34–10 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSemi-Cooperative GameSimultaneous Action Selection

Death Over The Kingdom(2017)

★ 6.73–16 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Entropy(2015)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Animania(2017)

★ 6.83–5 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

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