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Sherlock: The Game Is Afoot(2025)

★ 6.4 BGG2–5 players45 minWeight 2.00
Once-Per-Game AbilitiesPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Exceed: Street Fighter – M. Bison Box(2019)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Red Horizon – Reese, Heidi, Nehtali, and Vincent(2016)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Red Horizon – Satoshi, Mei Lien, Morathi, and Baelkhor(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: BlazBlue – Noel Box(2021)

★ 8.12 players15 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Red Horizon – Alice, Zoey, Gabrek, and Ulrik(2016)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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

Battlegame Book 4: World War II(1975)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Soldier Kings: The Seven Years War Worldwide(2002)

★ 6.42–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Mechaton: Giant Fighty Robots(2006)

★ 7.02–5 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Breakthru(1965)

★ 5.92 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Huntik: Secrets and Seekers Trading Card Game(2009)

★ 6.31–2 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Cows and Leopards

★ 5.62 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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