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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.

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   Virginia▲62

   A thriller set in a small town with a secret

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Monstrum▲53

   A procedurally-generated, permadeath horror game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   lies▲275

   A trivia game about your friends that ends friendships

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Werewolf▲79

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

   2014 · maxistentialism.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Murder! - 1: An Invitation▲56

   Serial meets Thrilling Adventure Hour

   2015 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

6. 6LP
   LLMs Playing Mafia games – See them lie, deceive, and reason▲42

   2025 · mafia.opennumbers.xyz · its alternatives →

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   The Detail▲57

   A crime noir adventure in a modern American city

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   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.

   2025 · detective.wiki · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Downtown Mafia▲61

   Gang war game

   2016 · dynamicnext.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Werewolf▲140

    A party game for devious people

    2014 · playwerewolf.co · its alternatives →

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    The Blacklist: Conspiracy▲60

    Hidden-object game based off of The Blacklist

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Catphish▲69

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

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Control Alt Deceit▲70

    A Game of Lies, Betrayal and Questionable Strategies

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Witness▲155

    Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Secret Hitler▲78

    A social deduction game about finding and stopping Hitler

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    SubaraCity▲54

    City making puzzle game.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dungelot: Shattered Lands▲53

    If Minesweeper had babies with a Dungeon Crawler

    2015 · tinybuild.com · its alternatives →

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    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Fall Of The New Age▲67

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

    2016 · gametop.com · its alternatives →

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    Elegy for a Dead World▲60

    A game about writing fiction

    2015 · dejobaan.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Corpse of Discovery▲64

    A first-person surreal exploration game

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Organ Trail▲89

    The Oregon Trail but with zombies

    2015 · hatsproductions.com · its alternatives →

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    Murder▲70

    a 30-minute adventure about morality and sentience

    2015 · petermoorhead.com · its alternatives →

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    Strife▲56

    A MOBA with an actual story

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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