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The Medusa Report(2023)

★ 8.3 BGG1–5 players100 minWeight 2.67
Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Games like The Medusa Report

Looking for games like The Medusa Report? 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Adrift: A Puzzletale(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
82/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

Mythos Tales(2016)

★ 7.31–10 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

The Vandermist Dossier(2022)

★ 8.41–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSimultaneous Action SelectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire Game

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One(2020)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameStorytelling

The Light in the Mist(2022)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Key Enigma: Hack Forward(2021)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

EXIT: The Game – The Professor's Last Riddle(2022)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Gumshoe(1985)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GamePaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Hunt A Killer: Dead Below Deck(2022)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Mortum: Medieval Detective(2021)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionStorytelling

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