Games like Secret Hitler and Spyfall

What these games have in common

In Secret Hitler, 5–10 players are split into liberals and a hidden fascist team; they elect a government and pass policies while the fascists hide among them. In Spyfall, everyone knows the secret location except the spy, who has to survive a round of questions without giving themselves away.

Mafia is the game both of them grew from: an informed minority against an uninformed majority. The Mafia knows each other, the town does not, and everything is decided by speeches, bluffs and votes. These names are trademarks of their owners, and Omerta is not affiliated with them.

Why Mafia scratches the same itch

• Hidden roles: the server deals the cards, and only you see yours.
• Talking is the game: every player gets a timed speech, and the Mafia has to sound exactly like the town.
• Information roles: the Sheriff checks one player each night, and the Don hunts for the Sheriff — a little like the investigation powers in Secret Hitler.
• Voting decides everything: by day the town nominates suspects and votes one out.
• Faces on camera: you see the pause before an answer and the smile that should not be there.

How Mafia is different

A round of Spyfall lasts a few minutes, and the roles change every time. A game of Mafia is longer and is built from “night — day” cycles: with each cycle there are fewer people at the table and more information — who nominated whom, who voted for whom, whose speech does not match the last one. So in Mafia one good lie is not enough; you need a story that holds for the whole game.

In Secret Hitler a lot depends on the policy cards and luck. In Mafia the cards are dealt once at the start, and everything after that is decided by people: speeches, nominations and votes. Nobody has to sit out as the narrator either — the server does that job, so everyone at the table plays.

If your group likes Spyfall

Spyfall is about bluffing under questions in a small group. Start with City Mafia: it works from 5 players, the night goes step by step with a timer for each role, and a game is short and lively. On small tables the server limits the roles so that neither side starts stronger.

If your group likes Secret Hitler

Secret Hitler fans usually enjoy Classic Mafia: exactly ten players, two teams, strict speech timers and a rating that never resets. The Don and two Mafia play against the Sheriff and six Civilians, and one wrong vote can cost the town the game.

How to start

Sign in with email or Telegram, press Create, choose Mafia, pick Classic or City Mafia and send your friends the table link. You do not need a narrator: the server deals the roles, runs the night and counts the votes. Camera and voice work right at the table, no download needed.

• Mafia online — both modes and how a game goes
• City Mafia — from 5 players, with a step-by-step night
• Werewolf online — the same game under another name