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Michael(2019)

★ 6.5 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.40
Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSet Collection

Games like Michael

Looking for games like Michael? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen's Park(2017)

★ 7.71–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Bureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere(2022)

★ 7.21–8 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Guilty: Houston 2015(2024)

★ 7.51–99 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Adventure Games: Im Nebelreich(2021)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Adventure Games: The Volcanic Island(2019)

★ 5.91–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Mother of Frankenstein: Volume One(2023)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Stitches: A Card Game of Monstrous Proportions(2016)

★ 6.33–7 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Cooperative GameRock-Paper-ScissorsSet Collection

Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion(2020)

★ 7.11–99 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Adventure Games: Monochrome Inc.(2019)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars(2020)

★ 8.21–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Sebastian Fitzek Safehouse(2017)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Action QueueCooperative GameElapsed Real Time Ending

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