Sherlock: The Game Is Afoot(2025)
Games like Sherlock: The Game Is Afoot
Looking for games like Sherlock: The Game Is Afoot? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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.
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Exceed: Red Horizon – Satoshi, Mei Lien, Morathi, and Baelkhor(2016)
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Exceed: BlazBlue – Noel Box(2021)
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Exceed: Red Horizon – Alice, Zoey, Gabrek, and Ulrik(2016)
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Junk Orbit(2018)
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Battlegame Book 4: World War II(1975)
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Soldier Kings: The Seven Years War Worldwide(2002)
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Mechaton: Giant Fighty Robots(2006)
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Breakthru(1965)
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Huntik: Secrets and Seekers Trading Card Game(2009)
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Cows and Leopards
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