SEED GAME#4816 BGG all-time

Nosferatu(2013)

★ 6.6 BGG4–10 playersWeight 1.39
Hand ManagementHidden RolesPush Your Luck

Games like Nosferatu

Looking for games like Nosferatu? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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Curses & Covens(2024)

★ 7.24–6 players10 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

DeductionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Riverbed Hunt(2024)

★ 7.83–9 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action RetrievalGrid MovementHand Management

Wannabe Football(2018)

★ 5.92–4 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckTeam-Based Game

Tempel des Schreckens(2016)

★ 7.33–10 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hidden RolesTeam-Based GameTraitor Game

Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker(2019)

★ 7.05–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Samurai Sword(2012)

★ 6.73–7 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Insider(2016)

★ 7.04–8 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hidden RolesRoles with Asymmetric InformationTeam-Based Game

Werwölfe(2017)

★ 6.56–24 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hidden RolesTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Time Bomb(2016)

★ 7.14–8 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Hidden RolesRole PlayingTeam-Based Game

Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game(2020)

★ 6.92–6 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Night of the Ninja(2021)

★ 7.24–11 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 1 more

Closed DraftingHidden RolesTeam-Based Game

Queen of the Hill(2017)

★ 6.82–6 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your Luck

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