The Presence(2025)
Games like The Presence
Looking for games like The Presence? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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
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Human Punishment: The Beginning(2022)
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Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies(2023)
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A Game of Thrones(2003)
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Chaos in the Old World(2009)
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Batman: Gotham City Chronicles(2019)
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Mansions of Madness(2011)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Pax Porfiriana(2012)
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Stationfall(2023)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (Second Edition)(2017)
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Mythic Battles: Ragnarök(2024)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins(2015)
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