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Heroes Love to Lie(2025)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 players15 minWeight 1.00
Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Games like Heroes Love to Lie

Looking for games like Heroes Love to Lie? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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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ISO Match
68/100

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★ 8.32–9 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Witch Hunt(2013)

★ 5.33–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

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NOCAUT!(2021)

★ 7.11–6 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Interrupts + 3 more

Hand ManagementInterruptsPlayer Elimination

Crack It(2022)

★ 7.42–5 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deduction + 3 more

DeductionInterruptsPlayer Elimination

Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness(2020)

★ 7.42–6 players10 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Hand ManagementIncomePlayer Elimination

Mascarade (Second Edition)(2021)

★ 6.74–12 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingHidden RolesMemory

Dungeon Mayhem(2018)

★ 6.92–4 players10 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Player Elimination + 2 more

Hand ManagementIncomePlayer Elimination

Good Cop Bad Cop(2014)

★ 6.54–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

AlliancesHand ManagementHidden Roles

FaeKin(2025)

★ 7.42–9 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Plant-Based Riot(2022)

★ 7.02–5 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionFinale Ending

Love Letter(2019)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

DeductionHand ManagementPlayer Elimination

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