Yōkai(2019)
Games like Yōkai
Looking for games like Yōkai? 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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Take Time(2025)
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Perspectives(2023)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game(2025)
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Witness(2014)
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Ritual(2022)
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So Clover!(2021)
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Codenames: Duet(2017)
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The Gang(2024)
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Point of View: Lost Places(2024)
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Noobs in Space(2023)
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