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Twisted Cryptids(2025)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.91
EventsVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

Games like Twisted Cryptids

Looking for games like Twisted Cryptids? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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

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ISO Match
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ISO Match
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★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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ISO Match
65/100

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Titanic(2020)

★ 6.02–5 players40 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Tournament at Camelot(2017)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Capital Lux 2: Pocket(2021)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Variable Set-up

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Quattro Trick-Taking(2025)

★ 7.53–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

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Guardians(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

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Mai-Star(2010)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

Hand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Best Treehouse Ever: Forest of Fun(2018)

★ 6.51–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

Open DraftingPattern BuildingVariable Player Powers

Ghosts Love Candy(2016)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

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