SEED GAME#22320 BGG all-time

Lockdown(2022)

★ 6.1 BGG3–6 players40 minWeight 2.00
AlliancesNegotiationVoting

Games like Lockdown

Looking for games like Lockdown? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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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Cosmic Encounter(1977)

★ 6.92–6 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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AlliancesHand ManagementNegotiation

Gnomic Parliament(2025)

★ 7.04–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Negotiation + 1 more

Hidden Victory PointsNegotiationVoting

Quo Vadis?(1992)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Negotiation + 1 more

NegotiationPoint to Point MovementTrading

Afternova(2020)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Negotiation

Hand ManagementNegotiationTrading

City of Horror(2012)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Voting

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Mall of Horror(2005)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Voting

Dice RollingPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Corporate America(2013)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Negotiation + 1 more

Auction / BiddingBriberyNegotiation

Lifeboats(1993)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Voting

Player EliminationSimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

Survivor: The Tribe Has Spoken(2025)

★ 6.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Alliances + 2 more

AlliancesDeductionFinale Ending

Alliance(2024)

★ 7.81–7 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Alliances

AlliancesCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict Resolution

Tiefe Taschen(2016)

★ 7.24–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Voting

BriberySimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

Black Hole Council(2018)

★ 6.34–8 players60 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Voting

Pattern RecognitionSimultaneous Action SelectionVoting

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