- #1 Town of Salem 2
97% matchMixed69% of 9,185 reviews2023
Dev: BlankMediaGames LLCPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.
Why similar: Social Deduction 47.4% ★, Psychological 13.3%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, PvP 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive evolution of the classic social deduction formula, offering deep role-based strategy and complex investigative mechanics.
- #2 Project Winter
96% matchVery Positive82% of 19,080 reviews2019
Dev: Other Ocean InteractivePub: Other Ocean Group
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is an 8-player survival and social deception game where teamwork is vital, but betrayal is inevitable. Face the wilderness, uncover traitors, and survive paranoia in this streamlined yet chaotic multiplayer experience.
Why similar: Social Deduction 43.2% ★, Team-Based 18.3%, Investigation 11.9%, PvP 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds a survival layer to social deduction, requiring players to gather resources while identifying the traitor in their midst.
- #3 Eville
96% matchMixed70% of 531 reviews2022
Dev: VestGamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Betray your friends- and lie your way to victory. Inspired by popular multiplayer social-deduction party games such as Werewolves and Among Us, this is a new take on the concept with realtime gameplay and interaction.
Why similar: Social Deduction 46.3% ★, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Investigation 12.6%, PvP 12.3%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a medieval village, this game features unique character roles and a day-night cycle that emphasizes investigation and trap-setting.
- #4 Unfortunate Spacemen
95% matchVery Positive86% of 7,559 reviews2020
Dev: Geoff 'Zag' KeenePub: Deep Field Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
Why similar: Social Deduction 38.7% ★, Investigation 14.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person survival horror with social deduction, forcing players to investigate their peers while avoiding a shapeshifting monster.
- #5 Feign
93% matchVery Positive91% of 6,321 reviews2025
Dev: Teneke Kafalar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to Feign, an intriguing role-based game that blends mystery, strategy, and deception. Step into a quirky, small town where Innocents, Impostors, and Neutrals navigate suspenseful gameplay. Your mission unfolds under the cover of night - then it's up to the village by day to vote someone out!
Why similar: Social Deduction 43.2% ★, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Investigation 8.8%, Psychological 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game introduces unique roles that can change the outcome of the investigation, adding a layer of unpredictability to the deduction process.
- #6 SpyParty
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,618 reviews2018
Dev: Chris Hecker
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
SpyParty is a competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior. A Spy hides in plain sight at a fancy cocktail party, trying to accomplish missions while blending in with the other guests, while a Sniper with a single bullet looks inward, searching for the Spy.
Why similar: Social Deduction 33.5% ★, Detective 29.9%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Strategy 7.1%, Mystery 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This highly tactical game focuses on the psychological tension of a sniper trying to identify a spy hiding in plain sight at a party.
- #7 Untrusted
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,302 reviews2021
Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: evolvedlabs
Windows · Linux
Untrusted is an online multiplayer (10 to 16 players) hacking / social deduction game: as an hacker, hack your target - as an undercover agent, disrupt the operation. Follow your objective or kill everyone - the choice is yours.
Why similar: Social Deduction 53.7% ★, Multiplayer 9.7%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Investigation 8.4%, PvP 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based social deduction game that incorporates hacking mechanics and complex role interactions for a more cerebral experience.
- #8 Among Us
91% matchVery Positive92% of 745,123 reviews2018
Dev: Innersloth
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players...in space!
Why similar: Social Deduction 48.9% ★, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Survival 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential social deduction game that popularized the genre through its accessible yet tense task-based gameplay.
- #9 Town of Salem
92% matchVery Positive88% of 36,370 reviews2014
Dev: BlankMediaGamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and Mafia, Town of Salem is a game of murder, mystery and deception.
Why similar: Social Deduction 55.5% ★, Multiplayer 19.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Mystery 7.2%, Survival 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that set the standard for role-based social deduction and detective gameplay.
- #10 LOCKDOWN Protocol
90% matchVery Positive86% of 19,847 reviews2025
Dev: Mirage Creative Lab
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A first person social deduction game, combining real time action and communication, playable up to 16 players. While most players will cooperate to complete objectives to ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try their best to stop them at all cost, without being caught.
Why similar: Social Deduction 50.1% ★, Team-Based 13.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%, PvP 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the genre that emphasizes proximity voice chat and intense investigation in a sci-fi setting.
- #11 Castle of Blackwater
91% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Castle of Blackwater
Windows · Mac
Castle of Blackwater is a 2D, action-packed, social deduction game with a magical twist. In this intense game of trust and betrayal, up to 10 strangers are trapped in a castle of danger and deception, with a mission to complete tasks and escape with their lives.
Why similar: Social Deduction 38.8% ★, Detective 13.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, PvP 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends real-time tactics with social deduction, requiring players to use their specific character abilities to uncover the truth.
- #12 MINDNIGHT
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,973 reviews2017
Dev: No Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.
Why similar: Social Deduction 73.5% ★, Multiplayer 13.6%, Strategy 6.2%, Mystery 5.8%, Casual 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cyberpunk-themed social deduction game that focuses on voting mechanics and strategic bluffing.
- #13 Deducto
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,368 reviews2022
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A fun hidden role game where you backstab your co-workers and get mad at your co-workers for backstabbing you. (6-10 players)
Why similar: Social Deduction 49.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Team-Based 11.2%, Multiplayer 10%, PvP 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, physics-based social deduction game that focuses on conversation and quick-thinking detective work.
- #14 Deceit 2
86% matchMixed58% of 6,792 reviews2023
Dev: World Makers
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Deceit 2 is an online social deduction horror game. Inspire fear as the Infected, investigate as the Innocent, or create mayhem as the Cursed. Trapped with friends and strangers: who can you trust to help you escape?
Why similar: Social Deduction 80.8% ★, Multiplayer 14.1%, Strategy 2.7%, Casual 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This high-production social deduction game uses a ritualistic horror theme to create intense moments of paranoia and investigation.
- #15 Impostor Online
86% matchMixed68% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: SkullSocket Studios
Windows · Mac
Impostor Online is a 4–16 player social deduction game of murder, lies, and paranoia. Every match you're dealt a secret role: investigate, heal, deceive—or kill. Someone at the table wants you dead. Find them first, or make sure they never find you.
Why similar: Social Deduction 39.9% ★, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Detective 10.4%, Team-Based 9.8%, Investigation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward social deduction game that captures the core loop of identifying the killer in a group.
- #16 Super Sus
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,999 reviews2024
Dev: GIANT INTERACTIVE HK LIMITED
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Welcome to join the multiplayer social deduction game - Super Sus! Engage in intense gameplay with global players, as you strategize to safeguard your spaceship from the cunning Impostors determined to sabotage the mission and eliminate everyone aboard!
Why similar: Social Deduction 48.9% ★, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Psychological 13.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%, PvP 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A popular social deduction game that offers a wide variety of roles and maps for diverse strategic play.
- #17 GNOSIA
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Social Deduction 46.4% ★, Psychological 16.9%, Detective 15.4%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A rare single-player social deduction game that perfectly mirrors the experience of playing against AI and human-like logic puzzles.
- #18 Murderous Pursuits
84% matchMixed64% of 2,813 reviews2018
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.
Why similar: Social Deduction 33.8% ★, Multiplayer 33.8%, Strategy 20%, Mystery 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-based social deduction game where players must hunt their targets while avoiding being hunted themselves.
- #19 Agrou
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,840 reviews2020
Dev: Osmose StudioPub: Wankil Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Your new favorite Werewolf game! Seat around the fire with friends, play a villager, a werewolf or another type of character and use strategy to win!
Why similar: Social Deduction 55.6% ★, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful and atmospheric adaptation of the classic werewolf social deduction game with distinct character abilities.
- #20 First Class Trouble
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,391 reviews2021
Dev: Invisible Walls
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
First Class Trouble is a party game where players must work together and against each other to survive a disaster. The goal is to shut down a deadly A.I. Some players are impostors, secretly playing as human-looking killer robots intent on betraying the other players.
Why similar: Social Deduction 56.6% ★, Online Co-Op 15.3%, PvP 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Survival 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Players must work together to survive a failing spaceship while identifying the robotic impostors trying to sabotage the mission.
- #21 Prison Life
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,952 reviews2022
Dev: AO Games
Windows
An online game that you'll play with 3-11 players as a Prisoner or a Guard and will try to escape or prevent escapes. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!
Why similar: Social Deduction 42.2% ★, Detective 16.6%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, PvP 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features detective-style gameplay within a prison setting, requiring players to navigate social hierarchies and hidden agendas.
- #22 Villainy
80% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Rend
Windows
A game of cooperation and betrayal. Gather your party of 4-10 players, but trust no one. Heroes and Villains plot against each other in quick, highly intense matches. Deception is your greatest weapon, and secrecy is the ultimate defense.
Why similar: Social Deduction 47.8% ★, Psychological 14.2%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, PvP 8.6%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art social deduction game that emphasizes PvP combat and role-based strategy.
- #23 Stowaway
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 559 reviews2020
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
An 10 player online social deduction game inspired by games like Among Us & Town of Salem, where the stowaway is tasked with killing the crew before they reach land!
Why similar: Social Deduction 36.5% ★, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Psychological 9.7%, Team-Based 9.4%, Detective 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense social deduction game that focuses on identifying the traitor before the ship reaches its destination.
- #24 Betrayal Beach
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Jared Nolen
Windows
Crashed on a strange island, survivors must forage, craft, and complete objectives to stay alive. But ferocious beasts, harsh weather, and secret saboteurs seek to make sure they never escape. Betray your friends or survive the island in Betrayal Beach, a 4-8 player social deduction survival game.
Why similar: Social Deduction 52.9% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Team-Based 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Survival 6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual social deduction game that focuses on survival and team-based communication in a tropical setting.
- #25 SpyHunt
78% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: MamkaloPub: MKL Studios
Windows
SpyHunt is a multiplayer game for up to 8 players. Spies must complete missions without getting caught. One player is the Detective who must find the spies. Each map has different characters and tasks.
Why similar: Social Deduction 51.4% ★, Team-Based 18.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, PvP 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #26 The Ship: Murder Party
81% matchVery Positive86% of 5,959 reviews2006
Dev: Outerlight Ltd.Pub: Blazing Griffin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 74.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Survival 9.5%, Strategy 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that pioneered the concept of hunting specific targets in a crowded environment while maintaining your own cover.
- #27 Klaus Veen's Treason
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,528 reviews2023
Dev: Tomorrow SoftwarePub: Klaus Veen
Windows · Linux
Treason is a 3-16 player party shooter of teamwork and betrayal, set among Italian mobsters. Use proximity voice chat, unique abilities/gadgets, and strategy to prove your innocence or deceive others.
Why similar: Social Deduction 48.7% ★, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, PvP 9.3%
- #28 Deadly Trick
76% matchVery Positive95% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Finalblow Co.
Windows
Deadly Trick is a social deduction game playable with up to 8 players. Survive the death game unfolding at school under the name "Special Class." Depending on the situation or your own choices, you could become the White or the Shadow! Cooperate… or betray.
Why similar: Social Deduction 39.2% ★, Detective 12.5%, Team-Based 11.1%, Investigation 9.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #29 Hidden in Plain Sight
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 962 reviews2014
Dev: Adam Spragg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Hidden in Plain Sight is a local-multiplayer stealth party game. Blend into the crowd of AI characters and eliminate the other players before they eliminate you!
Why similar: Social Deduction 75.4% ★, Multiplayer 13.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Casual 3.2%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist local multiplayer game that tests your ability to blend into a crowd while completing objectives.
- #30 Cult of Personality
77% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Spiked Games
Windows · Mac
Cult of Personality is a social deception game that bends the rules of what players can see, do, and hear... In life, and death!
Why similar: Social Deduction 52.9% ★, Team-Based 13.9%, PvP 10.4%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #31 Мафия Онлайн
76% matchMixed61% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: Mafia Games
Windows · Mac
Everyone knows the mafia, but with the ability to choose a role, a large community, many roles. Clan battles every week.
Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, Multiplayer 14.4%, PvP 12.7%, Survival 10.6%
- #32 Werewolves Revenge
73% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Serene
Windows
A free social deduction game with proximity voice chat, character customization, and hundreds of secret roles for 8-12 players.
Why similar: Social Deduction 75.4% ★, PvP 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Strategy 4.4%, Casual 1.2%
- #33 Wolvesville
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,237 reviews2023
Dev: Wolvesville GmbH & Co. KGPub: Wolvesville GmbH & Co. KG
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Wolvesville is a multiplayer game for up to 16 players. Each game has different teams such as villagers or werewolves all fighting to be the last team standing. Use special abilities to uncover the roles of other players and convince your fellow players to work with you.
Why similar: Social Deduction 53.8% ★, Team-Based 16.9%, PvP 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Strategy 4.1%
- #34 The Purge Dilemma
73% matchVery Positive85% of 302 reviews2023
Dev: deemaso
Windows
Do you have the intuition and cunning to successfully save yourself from the purges of a paranoid dictator? Prove your loyalty to the Tyrant in this social deduction game designed for 5-10 players.
Why similar: Social Deduction 46.1% ★, Psychological 16.2%, Online Co-Op 12%, Multiplayer 8.1%, PvP 8%
- #35 Garisani Detective Agency
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 721 reviews2026
Dev: polarion
Windows
Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.
Why similar: Detective 28.1%, Investigation 21.2%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Logic 13.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #36 SPY RUMBLE
74% matchMixed65% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: nekogameteacher
Windows
Kill the spy who has blended in! Up to 8 players battle royale imposter
Why similar: Social Deduction 51.4% ★, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%, PvP 7.9%
- #37 Deducto 2
72% matchVery Positive91% of 571 reviews2023
Dev: Red Fox Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A fun sus-like game where you backstab your co-workers and get mad at your co-workers for backstabbing you. (up to 16 players)
Why similar: Social Deduction 49% ★, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Team-Based 12.5%, PvP 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #38 WISE GUYS
70% matchVery Positive91% of 232 reviews2026
Dev: StonieDudePub: Brokenworld Studios
Windows
Wise Guys is a ruthless, high-stakes social deduction game where trust is a weapon and betrayal is just survival. Up to 12 players race against time to clean up their criminal operation and get out before the raid hits. Meanwhile, a Rat is quietly sabotaging the crew at every turn.
Why similar: Social Deduction 56.7% ★, Psychological 12.1%, Online Co-Op 6.4%, PvP 6.3%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #39 Werewolf Online
75% matchMixed48% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: ComputerDev
Windows
Werewolf is a role-playing and strategy game where you play a role that can be a villager, a werewolf, or a special role. Bluff, logic, and stealth will be your best weapons for surviving... or eliminating others.
Why similar: Social Deduction 26.3% ★, Team-Based 25.6%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Online Co-Op 8%
- #40 Deceive Inc.
71% matchVery Positive81% of 7,866 reviews2023
Dev: Sweet Bandits StudiosPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Go undercover as the world’s greatest spies in this tense multiplayer game of subterfuge. Disguise as anyone, deploy an arsenal of high-tech gadgets or neutralize the competition. As long as you extract with the objective, no trick is too dirty when you work for DECEIVE INC.
Why similar: Social Deduction 46.5% ★, Team-Based 15.9%, Detective 14.1%, Investigation 11.6%, PvP 8.4%
- #41 Prison Life 2
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 271 reviews2023
Dev: AO Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Play as a Prisoner or a Guard with up to 12 players(or alone) in an online prison game. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!
Why similar: Social Deduction 40.3% ★, Detective 21.3%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Team-Based 7.6%
- #42 Downtown Mafia: Gang Wars
74% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2018
Dev: DYNAMICNEXT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Addictive text-based Mafia MMO RPG where you team up with other players to wage Gang Wars, Turf Wars, Boss Fights, Hire Mercs, Hit-List your enemies, buy weapons, vehicles and equipments, City-based Missions, TOURNAMENTS and much more..
Why similar: Crime 32.8%, PvP 28%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Casual 4.5%
- #43 DEATH NOTE Killer Within
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,732 reviews2024
Dev: Grounding Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
DEATH NOTE Killer Within is an online social deduction game for up to 10 players. Players will be split into two teams with different objectives. To win the game, players will need to figure out each other’s identities and either eliminate L who threatens Kira's power or seize the Death Note.
Why similar: Social Deduction 49.5% ★, Psychological 15%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Strategy 7.7%, Anime 6.3%
- #44 Split Echo: Demo
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: OneMac
Windows
Two minds. Two perspectives. One solution. Step into a cooperative puzzle experience where you and your partner see different sides of the same world. Communicate, connect the clues, uncover the truth.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.5%, Logic 16.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Psychological 12.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #45 Lateral Thinking Together
70% matchMixed43% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: PushForward
Windows · Mac
Crack the Mystery Together! "Lateral Thinking Together" is a cooperative and competitive online multiplayer game that challenges your knowledge and deductive reasoning to uncover the truth. Solve incomprehensible stories with creative thinking and flashes of insight!
Why similar: Detective 31.8%, Multiplayer 13.4%, PvP 13.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Investigation 9.7%
- #46 The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden
69% matchMixed68% of 595 reviews2024
Dev: Team CARAVANPub: Aiming Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Enter the world of The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden, a multiplayer, narrative driven, action-RPG where players form their own party from a deep roster of unique characters, voiced by the actors from the anime, and engage in new stories, to take down the world-threatening Cult of Diabolos.
Why similar: PvP 28.8%, Anime 18.3%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Strategy 9.8%
- #47 Werewolf Party
68% matchVery Positive88% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
A medieval mystery, 4 to 12 players, where villagers scheme and werewolves hunt. Sharpen your wits, trust no one, and see who makes it through the night.
Why similar: Social Deduction 58.3% ★, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Survival 6.9%, Strategy 3.7%
- #48 Hodgepodge Hunch
69% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: uraconPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
Hodgepodge Hunch is a who-done-it game where everyone chips in to make a hotpot dish. Collaborate with your buddies to collect ingredients in the dungeons and whip up a delicious feast. There's just one problem... A backstabber may be lurking among you who'll throw your dinner plans awry...
Why similar: Social Deduction 47.2% ★, Detective 10.3%, Psychological 10%, Investigation 9.4%, PvP 8.7%
- #49 Goose Goose Duck
67% matchVery Positive87% of 82,124 reviews2021
Dev: Gaggle Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Goose Goose Duck is a game of social deduction for up to 16 players. Players are separated into different groups that are each assigned a different objective. Complete your team’s objective to win!
Why similar: Social Deduction 58.2% ★, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, PvP 6.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #50 MingJiangSha
64% matchNo user reviews87% of 1,837 reviews2026
Dev: 上海巨人网络科技有限公司Pub: 上海巨人统平网络科技有限公司
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"MingJiangSha" is a multiplayer identity deduction and strategy card game. Players can transform into legendary generals throughout history, play cards, deduce identities, coordinate skills, formulate strategies in ever-changing battlefields, and engage in a thrilling strategic showdown!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Strategy 19%, Historical 16.8%, Logic 12.9%, PvP 10.6%
- #51 Echoes of Vision
66% matchVery Positive88% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Azure Flame Studio
Windows
This is a turn-based strategy game. You'll assume the role of the Special Investigations Division Chief at the Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City, a metropolis steeped in retro 1980s charm, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.8%, Anime 17.2%, Story Rich 17%, Strategy 14.9%, Mystery 7.3%
- #52 Clue/Cluedo
67% matchVery Positive88% of 556 reviews2023
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.
Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Investigation 13.9%, Crime 13.1%, PvP 10.8%
- #53 WHO'S WHO 2.0
66% matchVery Positive84% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Nightvendors Studio
Windows
Who's Who 2.0 is back with brand new team! Looking for another dynamic party game? Each characters now holds unique skills which now will impact each modes with its own advantages! You can play solo, or party up with your friends and become the winner by eliminating the real players among the NPCs.
Why similar: Social Deduction 64.4% ★, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, PvP 8.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #54 Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery
68% matchMixed70% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Infinite Whys
Windows · Mac
Whispers in the West is a point-and-click murder mystery game that supports online co-op for 1-4 players. Each story is an hour-long intriguing mystery waiting to be solved. You can either work solo or team up with your friends to solve the cases. Things may get heated!
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Team-Based 15.8%, Investigation 12%, Crime 10.8%