SEED GAME#2491 BGG all-time

Stop Thief!(2017)

★ 6.9 BGG1–5 playersWeight 1.48
Action RetrievalCooperative GameHand Management

Games like Stop Thief!

Looking for games like Stop Thief!? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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

Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsCooperative GameHand Management

Hanabi(2010)

★ 7.02–5 players25 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Scotland Yard Master(2013)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Bomb Busters(2024)

★ 8.02–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameDeduction

Sherlock: Last Call(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Paranormal Detectives(2019)

★ 6.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

ActingCooperative GameHand Management

Mini DiverCity(2018)

★ 6.31–7 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameEvents

Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Marvel United(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

Sherlock: Propagation(2018)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Entre tumbas(2019)

★ 6.81–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Sherlock: Don's Legacy(2019)

★ 6.71–8 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

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