SEED GAME#2140 BGG all-time

Inside Job(2022)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.66
Communication LimitsDeductionHand Management

Games like Inside Job

Looking for games like Inside Job? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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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★ 7.34–10 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deduction + 5 more

DeductionHidden RolesMemory

The Resistance: Avalon(2012)

★ 7.55–10 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 4 more

Finale EndingHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric Information

Dune: Betrayal(2021)

★ 6.24–8 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deduction + 5 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Shamans(2021)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deduction + 4 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Dictator of Sweden(2021)

★ 7.05–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deduction + 4 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Remolacha(2022)

★ 7.84–16 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 4 more

Communication LimitsDeductionHidden Roles

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong(2014)

★ 7.44–12 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Communication Limits + 4 more

Communication LimitsDeductionEvents

Bank Heist(2020)

★ 7.25–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deduction + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Secret Hitler(2016)

★ 7.55–10 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

Hidden RolesPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game

Blades & Rose(2023)

★ 7.45–10 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric Information

Time Bomb Evolution(2016)

★ 6.74–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionTeam-Based Game

The Resistance(2009)

★ 7.25–10 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

Hidden RolesMemoryRoles with Asymmetric Information

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