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Unfathomable(2021)

★ 7.5 BGG3–6 players120 minWeight 3.12
Area MovementHand ManagementHidden Roles

Games like Unfathomable

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

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 6.72–6 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingHand Management

Campaign Trail(2019)

★ 7.61–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Forsaken Forest(2018)

★ 6.64–12 players20 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake That

[redacted](2014)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementHand ManagementHidden Roles

Middle-Earth Quest(2009)

★ 7.42–4 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementTeam-Based Game

Guards of Atlantis: Tabletop MOBA(2017)

★ 7.32–9 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenGrid Movement

Blood on the Clocktower(2022)

★ 8.36–21 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 3 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHidden Roles

Dune(1979)

★ 7.62–6 players60 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Lifeform(2019)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Cult of the Deep(2022)

★ 6.74–8 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hidden Roles + 2 more

BriberyDice RollingHidden Roles

Conan(2016)

★ 7.62–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Last Night on Earth: Timber Peak(2012)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

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