I, Spy(2015)
Games like I, Spy
Looking for games like I, Spy? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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
Circus Train(2010)
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SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD(2018)
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Middle-Earth Quest(2009)
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Hands in the Sea(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
BattleCON: Fate of Indines(2015)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Council of 4(2015)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
A Study in Emerald(2013)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
BattleCON: Wanderers of Indines(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Exceed: Street Fighter – Chun-Li Box(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Edo(2012)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Historia(2014)
Shares Action Retrieval + 1 more
Exceed: Shovel Knight – Shadow Box(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
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