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Vienna Connection(2021)

★ 7.2 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.18
Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphPoint to Point Movement

Games like Vienna Connection

Looking for games like Vienna Connection? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. 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

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Chronicles of Crime(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Aventura Z: Vol 2 Heroes(2022)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphRole Playing

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire Game

Agents of SMERSH: Epic Edition(2022)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphRole Playing

Vantage(2025)

★ 8.21–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective(2025)

★ 7.61–4 players75 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Action DraftingCooperative GameDeduction

Hunt A Killer: Body on the Boardwalk(2021)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionPaper-and-Pencil

War Story: Occupied France(2024)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Cooperative GameMinimap ResolutionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Hunt A Killer: R.I.P. at the Rodeo(2023)

★ 6.61–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionPaper-and-Pencil

Cantaloop: Book 1 – Breaking into Prison(2020)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionRole Playing

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