Witness(2014)
Games like Witness
Looking for games like Witness? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Sherlock: The Tomb of the Archaeologist(2018)
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Decktective: You Can't Cheat Death(2022)
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Sherlock: Propagation(2018)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Sherlock: Entre tumbas(2019)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Sherlock: Don's Legacy(2019)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Sherlock: 13 Hostages(2018)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Wilmot's Warehouse(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Sherlock: El mayordomo(2019)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Sherlock Far West: La Mina Maldita(2020)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
Decktective: The Will without an Heir(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Sherlock: Death on the 4th of July(2018)
Shares Communication Limits + 2 more
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