Best murder/mystery board games

The top murder/mystery games out of 128 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Mysterium leads the list.

DeductionMysterium (2015)
2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureChronicles of Crime (2018)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionDetective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)
1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionMr. Jack (2006)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)
1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameAwkward Guests (2016)
1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionMicroMacro Crime City (2020)
1–4 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)
8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010)
2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionTajemnicze Domostwo (2013)
2–7 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTragedy Looper (2011)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingWhitehall Mystery (2017)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureA Touch of Evil The Supernatural Game (2008)
2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionMystery of the Abbey (1995)
3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingA Study in Emerald (2013)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionMr. Jack in New York (2009)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)
5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingWatson & Holmes From the Diaries of 221B (2015)
2–7 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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Murder/MysteryDetective City of Angels (2019)
1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 8.0
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Comic Book / StripWitness (2014)
4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameMystery Rummy Jack the Ripper (1998)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionMythos Tales (2016)
1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingOriginal Cluedo? (1949)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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Murder/MysteryAndroid (2008)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingWerewolf (1986)
8–24 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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HumorKill Doctor Lucky Director's Cut (1996)
3–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2
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HorrorA Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition (2014)
5–75 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionMysterium Park (2020)
2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionBeyond Baker Street (2016)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingBlood on the Clocktower (2021)
5–20 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.8
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DeductionMystery Express (2010)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingPolice Precinct (2013)
1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6
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DeductionParanormal Detectives (2019)
2–6 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameDark Stories (2004)
2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameUnusual Suspects (2015)
3–18 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingThe Name of the Rose (2008)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8
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Murder/MysteryEscape the Room Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor (2016)
3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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Murder/Mystery5-Minute Mystery (2020)
1–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.4
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Action / DexterityMord im Arosa (2010)
2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.5
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DeductionSuper Cluedo (1988)
3–10 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6
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Deduction221B Baker Street The Master Detective Game (1975)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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Card GameMystery Rummy Jekyll & Hyde (2001)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionNOIR Deductive Mystery Game (2012)
2–9 players · 5 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameSherlock Last Call (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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AdventureChronicles of Crime 1900 (2021)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameSpy Club (2018)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionEscape the Room Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat (2016)
3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingThe Werewolves of Miller's Hollow The Village (2009)
8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionLast Friday Revised Edition (2016)
2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameSherlock The Tomb of the Archaeologist (2018)
1–8 players · 40–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Bluffing13 Dead End Drive (1993)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0
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HorrorLondon Dread (2016)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.7
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Deduction13 Clues (2016)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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