The X-Files(2015)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Hako Onna(2016)
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Scotland Yard(1983)
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Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition(2022)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
Hunt for Blackbeard(2026)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
La Bête(2022)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more
The Fury of Dracula(1987)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more
4000 A.D.(1972)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
Whitehall Mystery(2017)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
Last Friday(2016)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more
Theseus: The Dark Orbit(2013)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)
Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more
Gothic Invasion(2014)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more
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