The Martian Investigations(2015)
Games like The Martian Investigations
Looking for games like The Martian Investigations? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Arkham Investigator(2013)
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Sherlock Holmes: West End Adventures(1995)
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Bureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
The Medusa Report(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
The Wilson Wolfe Affair(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Mother of Frankenstein: Volume One(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Codex: L'Ultime secret de Léonard de Vinci(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Das Versteck des Goldgräbers(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Adrift: A Puzzletale(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Zombie Cinema(2008)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
echoes: Die Violine(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
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Arkham Investigator
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The Wilson Wolfe Affair
Mother of Frankenstein: Volume One
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Adrift: A Puzzletale
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