The best mystery games of the "Hidden Games" series 🕵️‍♂️ 2025

Looking for a really good part of the Hidden Games mystery game series 🕵️‍♂️? We have compared them all and listed the best ones.

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List of the best mystery games in the Hidden Games series 2025 🕵️‍♂️

This list was last updated on March 19, 2025. We compared 15 board games for this list and selected the top 10. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Hidden Games Tatort: Reif für die Insel

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    An island is in a state of shock! A missing mayor, a wayward contractor, and a dead police officer need to be investigated. Commissioner Hahnke requires your assistance to solve all the puzzles.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  2. Hidden Games Tatort: Königsmord

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    An idyllic celebration ends in a death, raising suspicions within the König family. Casper König goes missing right before the event, and his son Egon is found dead the next morning. Players investigate by analyzing letters, interpreting police interrogations, making phone calls, and conducting online research to solve the case. Access to the internet and a phone for receiving text messages is necessary, with a laptop or tablet being helpful but not mandatory.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Hidden Games Crime Scene: The Midnight Crown

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    Solve the case "The Madonna's Diadem" in this immersive mystery game for 1-6 players. Teams will analyze the crime scene, investigate documents, find evidence, and check alibis while utilizing realistic materials that bring the investigation to life. As detectives, players face a mysterious death at a festival, tasked with uncovering the truth behind a supposed natural cause.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 150 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Hidden Games Crime Scene: Green Poison

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    In the third case of the Hidden Games series, a body washes up at a swimming area in the suburb of Westerfelde. The police detain a suspect but struggle to solve the murder. To help her husband, the suspect's wife hires you to uncover the truth. Work as a team of up to six detectives to connect the intricate events and find the culprit in this thrilling investigation.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  5. Hidden Games Crime Scene: The New Haven Case

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    Hidden Games: The Case "Klein-Borstelheim" immerses you in an exciting criminal case that you can solve in your living room with 1-6 players. Work together as a team to analyze the crime scene, investigate documents, find evidence, and verify alibis while keeping a cool head. An intriguing death at a local festival, deemed natural by the police, prompts suspicions in the community, leading you to uncover the truth behind the case. Use creative thinking and real detective skills as you embark on this multidimensional hunt for the perpetrator.

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Hidden Games Tatort: Ein Drahtseilakt

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    A serious accident during a performance at the MONELLI circus shocks the audience. Young and talented acrobat Amelie Moreau is injured while attempting a dangerous stunt. Insurance investigator Hans Peter Kaiser believes there is more to the incident than just an accident.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. Hidden Games Tatort: Winterkrimi – Eiskaltes Verbrechen

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    A snowy winter weekend at the Bärenfeld Christmas market ends tragically when an actor in the nativity play collapses lifeless on stage. The police are baffled and need your help to uncover who killed Joseph.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Professor Charlie's world tour

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    Professor Charlie's World Tour is a game consisting of 24 episodes, playable in one evening or over 24 days. You will find 24 mysterious letters in Professor Charlie's workshop that spark your curiosity. Embark on a puzzle journey to track down the missing professor and uncover his secrets. Each puzzle takes between 5 and 15 minutes to solve, or you can play it all at once in about 3-4 hours.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 180 - 240 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Hidden Games Hangover: Tote frieren nicht

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    A group of friends hosts a dinner party in honor of a deceased grandfather. The next morning, one friend, Nils, is found dead, and everyone claims they can't remember the previous night. Players assume character roles, uncover motives and alibis, and use a browser-based app to collaborate and piece together the events of the night.

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    • 4 - 6 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
  10. Hidden Games Junior: Das verschollene Schwert

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    A bold theft has thrown the citizens of Rome into turmoil. The sword from the gladiator statue "Maximus," symbolizing bravery and discipline, has been stolen, and Alfredo, the leader and keeper of the Colosseum, is suspected. Players work as a team to hunt down the culprit, investigating real evidence, analyzing interrogations, and verifying alibis, all while using tools like their phones to blur the lines between game and reality.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 10+ years old

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