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Paranormal Detectives(2019)

★ 6.9 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.67
ActingCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Paranormal Detectives

Looking for games like Paranormal Detectives? It lives on the energy of a full, loud table and quick rounds — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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Here Lies(2025)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Acting + 4 more

ActingCooperative GameDeduction

Mysterium(2015)

★ 7.22–7 players42 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Reign of Cthulhu(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Deadline(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementSet Collection

Beyond Baker Street(2016)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Marvel United: X-Men(2021)

★ 8.01–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Mysterium Park(2020)

★ 7.02–6 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Recognition

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game(2017)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Triplock(2017)

★ 6.31–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

Marvel United: Multiverse(2024)

★ 8.41–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Good Dog, Bad Zombie(2018)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameHand Management

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