The Best Social Deduction Games: How to Uncover the Traitor Among Your Friends

Social deduction games are a subgenre of board and card games that challenge players to identify the traitor or betrayer among them. Here are some of the best social deduction games:

  1. Werewolf In Werewolf, players are villagers trying to identify the werewolf among them, while the werewolf tries to remain hidden and eliminate the villagers one by one.
  2. Secret Hitler In Secret Hitler, players are politicians trying to identify and eliminate the fascist among them, while the fascist tries to remain hidden and advance their agenda.
  3. Resistance In Resistance, players are members of a resistance group trying to identify and eliminate the traitor among them, while the traitor tries to remain hidden and sabotage the group’s mission.
  4. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong In Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, players are detectives trying to identify the murderer among them, while the murderer tries to remain hidden and throw suspicion onto others.
  5. Spyfall In Spyfall, players are at a location trying to identify the spy among them, while the spy tries to remain hidden and figure out where they are.

Social deduction games are great for game nights and parties, as they require a lot of interaction and discussion among players. They can also be a lot of fun, as players try to outwit each other and uncover the traitor among them.