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Games like Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition

If Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clue/Cluedo, THE GAME OF LIFE 2 and Canvas - The Board Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition is a murder mystery deduction board game developed by Marmalade Game Studio Ltd and released in 2018 at $16.99. The digital adaptation of the classic Hasbro property combines deduction, grid navigation, and turn-based strategy mechanics for competitive local multiplayer sessions. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and whimsical, with reviewers highlighting that tactical positioning matters throughout each investigation. The title received an 88% positive rating from over 2,100 Steam reviews and is verified for play on Steam Deck. Falling into the strategy and casual genres, the game features additional tags including mystery, detective, family-friendly, and tabletop. The difficulty is described as chill, with sessions designed for short bursts of play across a medium-length campaign.

About Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition: The official digital version of Hasbro’s classic mystery board game, Cluedo (Clue). Roll the dice and launch into a murder investigation. Whodunit? With what weapon? Where? You’ll need all your brain power to find the answers you need, as you race your friends and family to the truth!

2018StrategyCasual16.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition also play

Steam players who put hours into Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Clue/Cluedo

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Top pick for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.

    2023StrategyAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. THE GAME OF LIFE 2

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    The official sequel to the hit board game played by 50 million fans! The Game of Life 2 adds vibrant 3D animation and brand-new choices in every turn. Customise your peg, spin the spinner and build your best life!

    2020StrategySimulationCasual12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Canvas - The Board Game

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Create stunning paintings, layer cards strategically, and score ribbons in Canvas - a digital board game where art meets strategy. Choose and combine Art Cards to create beautiful paintings and enjoy a mix of artistic expression and tactical gameplay.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ticket to Ride®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!

    2023StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Biblios Dice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Biblios Dice is a digital adaptation of the dice game by Dr. Finn. In it you are working as medieval monks to produce illustrations and improve the prestige of your abbey. Manipulate the value of the five different resources, buy and sell at the market, and gain the bishop's favor.

    2023StrategyCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Red Cathedral

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    The Red Cathedral is a fun turn-based strategy game for 1 to 4 players. Manage your resources well to build the cathedral better than anyone else and thus win the Tsar's favor.

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  7. Roll Player - The Board Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Ranked #7 for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Create the ultimate Fantasy character by rolling dice, building attributes, purchasing weapons, gaining skills, and discovering character traits in Roll Player, a digital adaptation of a popular board game of dice manipulation and strategy!

    2023StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Flamecraft

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Flamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd

Other recommendable Steam games by Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. THE GAME OF LIFE 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    The official sequel to the hit board game played by 50 million fans! The Game of Life 2 adds vibrant 3D animation and brand-new choices in every turn. Customise your peg, spin the spinner and build your best life!

    2020StrategySimulationCasual12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. THE GAME OF LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    THE GAME OF LIFE showcases a beautifully rendered digital game board, cards and spinner that capture the fun of the Classic game full of adventure & surprises! THE GAME OF LIFE will take players on a journey where fortunes can be won…and lost!

    2015AdventureSimulationCasual6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ticket to Ride®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!

    2023StrategySimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hasbro's BATTLESHIP

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Strategy with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Hasbro's Battleship is the original strategic naval war game. Choose your Captain, position your ships, aim your missiles and sink the enemy's fleet! Face them in Classic mode, or step-up the stakes in the all new Commanders Mode. Ready, aim, FIRE!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Clue/Cluedo

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Strategy and Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Experience a fresh take on the classic crime-solving board game. Step into new mysteries and use your skills of deduction to find out whodunit, with what weapon and where.

    2023StrategyAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Exploding Kittens® 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Strategy with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    Download Exploding Kittens® 2 and live your best and most chaotic kitty life! Take a deep whiff of burning furballs, draw a card and pray for victory (and look stylish all the while, thanks to oodles of customisation options for your own adorable avatar).

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. JUMANJI: The Curse Returns

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Marmalade Game Studio Ltd, the studio behind Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition. Shares Casual with Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

    We've combined an original board game experience with deckbuilding elements in a unique co-op adventure. Join your team, roll the dice, read the riddles and face jungle creatures with an ever shuffling deck of cards. It's the classic 1995 movie officially brought to life. Can you hear the drums?

    2021IndieAdventureSimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition

Is Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition cost?
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition are Clue/Cluedo, THE GAME OF LIFE 2, Canvas - The Board Game.
Who developed Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition?
Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition was developed by Marmalade Game Studio Ltd.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

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