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Radar Search(1969)

★ 5.0 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.20
Point to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentVariable Player Powers

Games like Radar Search

Looking for games like Radar Search? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. This page rounds up 11 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

11 recommendations · scored by ISO

NOIR: Deductive Mystery Game(2012)

★ 6.42–9 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Secret Unit DeploymentVariable Player Powers

Automata NOIR(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Secret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Pathfinder(1974)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Junk Orbit(2018)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Leviathan(2018)

★ 6.02 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

MemorySecret Unit DeploymentVariable Player Powers

Sphinx(1987)

★ 5.92 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Modular BoardPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Fox on the Run(2020)

★ 7.12–6 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Double Agent(2005)

★ 5.82 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Secret Unit DeploymentVariable Player Powers

Stratego: Transformers(2007)

★ 5.72 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

MemorySecret Unit DeploymentVariable Player Powers

Haps(2000)

★ 4.72 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Secret Unit DeploymentVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

The X-Files(2015)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Point to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

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