
games like
Codenames
Codenames leans Reads (Pure Mind Games). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Card & Board Game - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
9 games like Codenames
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on optimization about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: reads (7 vs 4) - Depends entirely on the tabletop game played with humans
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 7) - Tight deckbuilding and sequencing math
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Both lean on reads about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 4) - Placement precision and elixir timing under pressure
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 8) - Row control and point denial strategies are analytically solvable
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 7) - Hidden locations and draws drive swings
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 4) - Random prompts and question draws.
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Both lean on optimization about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 5) - Role assignment and kill information hidden
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Both lean on optimization about the same (3 vs 3). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 4) - Mouse steering and split timing
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 6) - Team building and type-matchup math underpin every battle
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- Released
- 2020
- Developer
- Czech Games Edition
- Platforms
- browser, Android, PC, iOS, Mac
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB users
- 61/100