Mafia(1981)
Games like Mafia
Looking for games like Mafia? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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
Jamaica(2007)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Luxor(2018)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Bad Company(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Exploration(1967)
Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more
Quarriors!(2011)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Camel Up (Second Edition)(2018)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Lemming Mafia(2009)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Dicetopia(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Vendetta(1988)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Citadels(2016)
Shares Lose a Turn + 3 more
Cloak & Dagger(1984)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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