The best games with Hidden Roles 2023

Looking for a really good hidden reel game? Then we have just the thing for you: the list with the best "hidden reels" games 2023.

What are hidden reel games?

In games with hidden roles, one or more players are assigned different roles that are not publicly revealed at the beginning of the game.

Examples of games with hidden roles

Good examples of games with hidden roles are the Werewolf Series or Secret Hitler games.

List of the best hidden role games 2023

This list was last updated on November 27, 2023. We compared 249 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.

  1. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

    All details for the board game Deception: Murder in Hong Kong and similar games
    More details for Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
    • 4 - 12 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  2. A Fake Artist Goes to New York

    All details for the board game A Fake Artist Goes to New York and similar games

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    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    18€ atAmazon.de

  3. The Resistance: Avalon

    All details for the board game The Resistance: Avalon and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    More details for The Resistance: Avalon
    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  4. Secret Hitler

    All details for the board game Secret Hitler and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Secret Hitler
    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    40€ atAmazon.de

  5. Werewords

    All details for the board game Werewords and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2019

    More details for Werewords
    • 4 - 10 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    11€ atAmazon.de

  6. One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak

    All details for the board game One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
    • 3 - 7 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    12€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak

    • YouTube Review for the game "One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  7. The Resistance

    All details for the board game The Resistance and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for The Resistance
    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!16€ atAmazon.de

  8. One Night Ultimate Werewolf

    All details for the board game One Night Ultimate Werewolf and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards.

    More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf
    • 3 - 10 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!12€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf

    • YouTube Review for the game "One Night Ultimate Werewolf" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "One Night Ultimate Werewolf" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  9. Insider

    All details for the board game Insider and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Insider
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    20€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Insider

    • YouTube Review for the game "Insider" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Insider" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  10. BANG! The Dice Game

    All details for the board game BANG! The Dice Game and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for BANG! The Dice Game
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    18€ atAmazon.de

  11. When I Dream

    All details for the board game When I Dream and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

    More details for When I Dream
    • 4 - 10 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    18€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for When I Dream

    • YouTube Review for the game "When I Dream" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  12. Coup

    All details for the board game Coup and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Coup
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!13€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Coup

    • YouTube Review for the game "Coup" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  13. Lords of Waterdeep

    All details for the board game Lords of Waterdeep and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.

    More details for Lords of Waterdeep
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    45€ atAmazon.de

  14. Don't Get Got!

    All details for the board game Don't Get Got! and similar games
    More details for Don't Get Got!
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 - 1440 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    22€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Don't Get Got!

    • YouTube Review for the game "Don't Get Got!" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  15. Two Rooms and a Boom

    All details for the board game Two Rooms and a Boom and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Two Rooms and a Boom
    • 6 - 30 Players
    • 7 - 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    Amazon.de

  16. Feed the Kraken

    All details for the board game Feed the Kraken and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Feed the Kraken
    • 5 - 11 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  17. Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition

    All details for the board game Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
    • 5 - 68 Players
    • 30 - 90 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    14€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition

    • YouTube Review for the game "Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  18. The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow

    All details for the board game The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow
    • 8 - 18 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    10€ atAmazon.de

  19. The Chameleon

    All details for the board game The Chameleon and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for The Chameleon
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    27€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for The Chameleon

    • YouTube Review for the game "The Chameleon" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  20. Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game

    All details for the board game Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards.

    More details for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 17+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game

    • YouTube Review for the game "Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  21. Saboteur

    All details for the board game Saboteur and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Saboteur
    • 3 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!8€ atAmazon.de

  22. Nemesis

    All details for the board game Nemesis and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.

    More details for Nemesis
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

  23. Good Cop Bad Cop

    All details for the board game Good Cop Bad Cop and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Good Cop Bad Cop
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    20€ atAmazon.de

  24. Discworld: Ankh-Morpork

    All details for the board game Discworld: Ankh-Morpork and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

    More details for Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 11+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  25. Saboteur Gold

    All details for the board game Saboteur Gold and similar games
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    • 2 - 12 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  26. Linq

    All details for the board game Linq and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Linq
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    Amazon.de

  27. BANG! The Bullet!

    All details for the board game BANG! The Bullet! and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for BANG! The Bullet!
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!30€ atAmazon.de

  28. Mascarade

    All details for the board game Mascarade and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Mascarade
    • 2 - 13 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Mascarade

    • YouTube Review for the game "Mascarade" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  29. Shadow Hunters

    All details for the board game Shadow Hunters and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Shadow Hunters
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  30. Inside Job

    All details for the board game Inside Job and similar games

    More details for Inside Job
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!11€ atAmazon.de

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