Codenames : Sci-Fi Exp. (EN)

Codenames: Sci-Fi Exp. blasts your Codenames nights into a whole new galaxy. This party game expansion adds 50 words pulled straight from science fiction to your existing set, letting you shake up clue-giving without changing a single rule. What happens after a mad scientist rides a sandworm into an asteroid belt? The answer is hiding somewhere among the 50 new words in this word game, ready to mix into your regular deck at whatever ratio you like, or even played on their own for two full games using just the 25 cards on each side. Beyond the words, the box adds 3 new agent tiles (2 for Codenames, 1 for Codenames: Duet) and 4 themed pictures for groups who also own Codenames: Pictures.

You will love Codenames: Sci-Fi Exp. if you have already worn out the words in your copy of Codenames and want a quick way to bring it back to life. This expansion is a great fit for groups who enjoy space settings, sci-fi references and clues that ask for a bit more imagination than usual. Since it drops right into a set you already own, it is also an affordable way to add variety without buying a whole new game.

Codenames: Sci-Fi Exp. is part of a brand new family of Codenames mini-expansions that appeared in 2026, alongside Fairy Tales and Cute Critters versions, letting every table customize its word game its own way. The base game behind it, Codenames, won the prestigious Spiel des Jahres award in 2016 as well as the Origins Award for Game of the Year in 2015, recognition that goes a long way toward explaining why the franchise keeps growing a decade later.

The expansion carries the signature of Vlaada Chvátil, the original designer of Codenames, also behind titles as varied as Through the Ages, Galaxy Trucker and Mage Knight. His knack for building rules that look simple on paper but spark endless table talk still shows here, in a format that fits inside a handful of cards.

This expansion cannot be played on its own: you will need a copy of Codenames or Codenames: Duet to use it, since it only adds content to one or the other.

BOX CONTENTS
50 sci-fi themed words
3 agent tiles (2 for Codenames, 1 for Codenames: Duet)
4 sci-fi themed pictures for Codenames: Pictures

Number of players: 4 and up
Playing time: 15 minutes
Age: 10 and up