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games like

Poker Night 2

Poker Night 2 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION0 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

10 games like Poker Night 2

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Reigns cover art
ReignsSystems & Chaos · narrative card game

Both lean on reads about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Swiping cards left or right has no skill dimension

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Crusader Kings IIISystems & Chaos · grand strategy

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 8) - Succession planning, claims, and economy are solvable.

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Buckshot RouletteSystems & Chaos · horror dueling

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 4) - Dealer has minor adaptive bluff tells.

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Pokémon Trading Card Game cover art
Pokémon Trading Card GameSystems & Chaos · collectible card game

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - AI duelists play fixed strategies

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Fire Emblem HeroesSystems & Chaos · gacha tactics RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Gacha summoning rolls gate which units you even own

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For the King cover art
For the KingSystems & Chaos · turn-based roguelike RPG

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 0) - Enemies follow simple deterministic combat AI

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Sunless Sea cover art
Sunless SeaSystems & Chaos · narrative exploration roguelike

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 0) - Horrors are scripted or random, never adaptive

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Phasmophobia cover art
PhasmophobiaSystems & Chaos · horror investigationcross-genre

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Minimal aiming; you just walk and use tools.

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Her Story cover art
Her StorySystems & Chaos · FMV detectivecross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.

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Citizen SleeperSystems & Chaos · narrative dice RPGcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - NPCs follow branching scripts.

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Game details

Released
2013
Developer
Telltale Games
Franchise
Portal
Platforms
PS3, PC, Mac, X360
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
65/100
IGDB users
75/100
PuzzleSportStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board GameComedy