Salem(2016)
Games like Salem
Looking for games like Salem? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Zendo(2001)
Shares Pattern Recognition + 1 more
City of Horror(2012)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
The Deception of Antiques: 12 Chinese Zodiac Bronze Heads(2017)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more
Founding Fathers(2007)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Cuba(2007)
Shares Variable Phase Order + 1 more
Britannia(1986)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Fields of Green(2016)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
Sails of Glory(2013)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Green Deal(2014)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Wallenstein(2002)
Shares Simulation + 2 more
Ad Astra(2009)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more
Check Your 6!(2007)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
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