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Midnight Murder Mysteries: Second Edition(2022)

★ 7.9 BGG1–5 players60 minWeight 2.75
Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Games like Midnight Murder Mysteries: Second Edition

Looking for games like Midnight Murder Mysteries: Second Edition? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. 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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Cthulhu: Death May Die(2019)

★ 8.21–5 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCooperative Game

Corps of Discovery: A Game Set in the World of Manifest Destiny(2025)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDeduction

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

The 7th Continent(2017)

★ 7.71–4 players5 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies(2023)

★ 8.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Sleeping Gods(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsCooperative GameEvents

Roll Player Adventures(2021)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling

The Isofarian Guard(2023)

★ 8.51–2 players45 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game

Die Drei Kolosse(2023)

★ 8.31–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Mice and Mystics(2012)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

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