{"id":43607,"date":"2024-01-11T19:01:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1958975"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:26:26","slug":"games-like-the-traitors-get-your-murderous-fix-with-video-board-games","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/games-like-the-traitors-get-your-murderous-fix-with-video-board-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Games like The Traitors \u2013 Get your murderous fix with video & board games"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Mafia and Werewolf to Among Us and Secret Hitler. <\/p>

By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 11 January 2024 at 18:01 PM<\/p>

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If you\u2019ve been feeling dramatic every time you pull on a hooded garment\u2026 if you\u2019ve been distrusting every person across a table from you\u2026 if you\u2019ve been slagging people off behind their backs (more than usual)\u2026 then you, dear reader, have got The Traitors<\/a> fever.<\/p>\n

One way to scratch your murderous itch is to try out one of the many video games and board games that have similar vibes to The Traitors. Heck, if you don\u2019t have the patience for that, just gather some mates around and play a good old-fashioned game of Wink Murder. Just give one of them a natty jacket and a polo-neck, and tell them to play the role of Claudia Winkleman.<\/p>\n

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But if you want a game with slightly more going on that just half-blinking at people whilst trying not to giggle, read on as we dive into the wide world of games that are like The Traitors.<\/p>\n

Games like The Traitors \u2013 video games and board games<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a game like The Traitors, what you\u2019re really looking for is some sort of \u2018social deduction\u2019 game with a multiplayer element. Basically, anything that can give you those roundtable thrills as you try to work out who\u2019s on your side, who isn\u2019t, and how to bend the other players to your way of thinking.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, this is a fairly recurrent trope in both video games and board games, and we have a sneaky suspicion that the producers (and the contestants) on The Traitors have probably played a bunch of these games themselves. Pit your wits against any of the below and you\u2019ll be having Traitors-style fun just as soon as you\u2019ve worked out the rules!<\/p>\n

The Traitors: Official Board Game<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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OK, let\u2019s start with an obvious one. You won\u2019t find a game that\u2019s quite as much like The Traitors as this, the official tie-in board game!<\/p>\n

Designed for four to six players, the game splits you into teams (Traitors and Faithfuls, of course), with missions, murders, voting and banishments aplenty.<\/p>\n

Of course, as it\u2019s designed to be played in one night rather than multiple weeks of telly, things are sped up a bit! Hooded robes sold separately.<\/p>\n

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Among Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mention The Traitors to a young person and they may well reply, \u2018Is that the show that\u2019s basically just Among Us?\u2019 No word of a lie, a cousin of mine said exactly that the other week. And yes, to gamers who\u2019ve played many rounds of Among Us, the set-up of The Traitors will seem very familiar.<\/p>\n

In Among Us, most players are \u2018Crewmates\u2019 working together to do little jobs around a spaceship. Among them, however, are the \u2018Imposters\u2019, who are trying to sabotage everything and kill the Crewmates. Players even vote to try and unmask the Imposters. Unlike The Traitors, any Imposters that are found are ejected into deep space.<\/p>\n

Among Us is out now on PC<\/a>, PS4<\/a>, PS5<\/a>, Nintendo Switch<\/a>, Xbox<\/a>, iPhone<\/a> and Android<\/a> \u2014 and the mobile version is free!<\/strong><\/p>