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The Stifling Dark(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.13
DeductionHidden MovementLine of Sight

Games like The Stifling Dark

Looking for games like The Stifling Dark? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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

Narcos: The Board Game(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 4 more

Hidden MovementPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Beast(2023)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Action DraftingClosed DraftingHand Management

Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)(2015)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)(2005)

★ 7.12–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Letters from Whitechapel(2011)

★ 7.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

Hunt for the Ring(2017)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 3 more

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Vampire: Prince of the City(2006)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Negotiation + 3 more

Betting and BluffingNegotiationRole Playing

Chaosmos(2015)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Memory + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Mystery Express(2010)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

One Card: Cereal Killer(2023)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deduction + 2 more

DeductionGrid MovementHidden Movement

Nuns on the Run (Second Edition)(2025)

★ 7.12–8 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Hidden Movement + 5 more

Hidden MovementLine of SightPaper-and-Pencil

Hako Onna(2016)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Point to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

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