The Thing: The Boardgame(2022)
Games like The Thing: The Boardgame
Looking for games like The Thing: The Boardgame? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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.
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Unfathomable(2021)
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Human Punishment: Social Deduction 2.0(2018)
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Blood on the Clocktower(2022)
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Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game(2014)
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We All Take from the River(2025)
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