SEED GAME#19313 BGG all-time

Mafia(2012)

★ 6.1 BGG3–8 players30 minWeight 1.94
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Games like Mafia

Looking for games like Mafia? 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 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Resident Evil Deck Building Game: Alliance(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Nyet!(1997)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.73–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Untamed: Feral Factions(2019)

★ 7.32–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Light Hunters: Battalion of Darkness(2017)

★ 6.42–8 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPlayer Elimination

The Message(2009)

★ 7.03–9 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Flash Duel: Second Edition(2011)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Deadwood 1876(2018)

★ 6.62–9 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Resident Evil Deck Building Game(2010)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Courtier(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker(2019)

★ 7.05–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Flash Duel: Revised Second Edition(2015)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

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