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The Slasher(2025)

★ 7.3 BGG2 players15 minWeight 1.67
Communication LimitsCooperative GameTrick-taking

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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game(2025)

★ 8.01–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game(2026)

★ 8.41–4 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

ザ・カカポ バディ&パーティ (The Kakapo: Buddy & Party)(2023)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameTile Placement

Codenames: Duet(2017)

★ 7.42 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameMemory

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine(2019)

★ 7.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Communication Limits + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Trickarus(2024)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameTrack MovementTrick-taking

Beasts(2025)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Letter Jam(2019)

★ 7.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameSpelling

Bable(2024)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Niwashi(2024)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameTile Placement

Mass Transit(2021)

★ 6.51–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Communication Limits + 1 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameNetwork and Route Building

Lindyhop(2023)

★ 7.12 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameTrick-taking

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