SEED GAME#3060 BGG all-time

Sonar(2017)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.94
Line DrawingSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Games like Sonar

Looking for games like Sonar? 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.

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

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Ghost Chase(2001)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Hidden MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Automata NOIR(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Secret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Code Name: Sector(1977)

★ 5.91–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Line Drawing + 1 more

Line DrawingSecret Unit Deployment

The Phantom Society(2013)

★ 5.82–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Grid MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Scotland Yard(1983)

★ 6.52–6 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Clue: The Great Museum Caper(1991)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Hidden MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Vampire Radar(2014)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Grid MovementHidden MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Captain Sonar(2016)

★ 7.52–8 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Line Drawing + 2 more

DeductionGrid MovementHidden Movement

Sonar Family(2018)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Line Drawing + 2 more

Grid MovementHidden MovementLine Drawing

Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition(2022)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

LEGO Constructionary Game(1999)

★ 4.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Line Drawing + 1 more

Line DrawingTeam-Based Game

Village of Horror(2017)

★ 6.62–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

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