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The X-Files(2015)

★ 6.3 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.10
Point to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Games like The X-Files

Looking for games like The X-Files? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

Hako Onna(2016)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more

Point to Point MovementSecret Unit DeploymentTeam-Based Game

Scotland Yard(1983)

★ 6.52–6 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition(2022)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Hunt for Blackbeard(2026)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

La Bête(2022)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more

Hidden MovementHidden RolesPoint to Point Movement

The Fury of Dracula(1987)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more

EventsHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

4000 A.D.(1972)

★ 5.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hidden MovementPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Whitehall Mystery(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

Last Friday(2016)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHidden MovementMemory

Theseus: The Dark Orbit(2013)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

MancalaPoint to Point MovementTeam-Based Game

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Gothic Invasion(2014)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

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