The Slasher(2025)
Games like The Slasher
Looking for games like The Slasher? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and the read-and-react dance of winning exactly the right tricks. 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
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game(2025)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game(2026)
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ザ・カカポ バディ&パーティ (The Kakapo: Buddy & Party)(2023)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Codenames: Duet(2017)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine(2019)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Trickarus(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
Beasts(2025)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
Letter Jam(2019)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
Bable(2024)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
Niwashi(2024)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
Mass Transit(2021)
Shares Communication Limits + 1 more
Lindyhop(2023)
Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more
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