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24 alternatives to Town of Salem

A game of murder, deception, lying and mob hysteria.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Town of Salem launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Virginia▲62

   A thriller set in a small town with a secret

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Werewolf▲79

   A Game of Accusations, Lying, Bluffing, and Second-Guessing.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   lies▲284

   A trivia game about your friends that ends friendships

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4LP
   LLMs Playing Mafia games – See them lie, deceive, and reason▲42

   2025 · mafia.opennumbers.xyz · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lettercraft▲86

   A word game

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6IM
   I'm making a detective game built on Wikipedia▲318

   Hi HN! Worked on this side project for a while and wanted to share it. It's free to play.

   Oct 2025 · detective.wiki · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Downtown Mafia▲61

   Gang war game

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Werewolf▲140

   A party game for devious people

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Blacklist: Conspiracy▲60

   Hidden-object game based off of The Blacklist

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Catphish▲69

    A game to play Sherlock and find out who's lying

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Control Alt Deceit▲70

    A Game of Lies, Betrayal and Questionable Strategies

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Witness▲155

    Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fall Of The New Age▲67

    Help Marla to uncover the dark secrets of a medieval cult.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Organ Trail▲89

    The Oregon Trail but with zombies

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Game of Lies▲83

    The trivia board game of fake news, fibs and false memories!

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ballotcraft▲77

    It's like fantasy football, but for politics!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Game of Bombs▲83

    Browser-based multiplayer Bomberman

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fake News: The Game▲123

    A game of facts & falsehoods

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    mob▲8

    Be a part, join the mob.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Witness▲84

    A puzzle-adventure game set on a mysterious island.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Her Story▲114

    A real life crime story where you play detective

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Kill The Plumber▲92

    It's like Mario in reverse. Take the role of the enemies.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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