Best Horror Themed Board Games
Want to have a good time while scaring your friends and family? Horror board games are a great way to have heaps of fun as a group, often creating the feeling of starring in your very own horror movie. These games typically encourage either cooperation or competition, often rewarding strategy and careful planning once the threat emerges and things escalate. Whether you like survival stories or something more supernatural, the best horror themed board games are bound to have something for you to enjoy.
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Our Picks for the Best Horror Themed Board Games
Buy the Dead of Winter Board Game
Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter has been one of the best Halloween themed boards games for years, forcing players to make increasingly difficult decisions as their situation deteriorates. Set in a post-apocalyptic world that is consumed by a harsh winter, the game tasks players with trying to keep their colony alive while threats outside and within begin to grow.
Average Playtime: 60 120 minutes
Recommended Age: 13+
Number of Players: 2 – 5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 3.01/5
AuZtralia
AuZtralia envisions an alternate 1930s where foreign explorers have landed in Australia and are tasked with building a railway across the country. Halfway through the game, however, players must defend themselves from an invading army of Lovecraftian monsters, making for a uniquely entertaining game set on home soil.
Average Playtime: 30 – 120 minutes
Recommended Age: 13+
Number of Players: 1 – 4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.91/5
Buy the Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
Mansion of Madness
Combining a traditional board game with a phone app, Mansions of Madness tasks players with exploring a series of haunted locations. With four scenarios available, the investigators will find themselves collecting weapons, tools, and information as they seek to solve the mystery while combating monsters, insanity, and death.
Average Playtime: 120 – 180 minutes
Recommended Age: 14+
Number of Players: 1-5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.68/5
Elritch Horror
A cooperative horror game, Eldritch Horror sees one-to-eight players taking on the role of globetrotting investigators as they work to solve mysteries and protect the world from an Ancient One. With multiple Ancient Ones to face, Eldritch Horror encourages repeat playthroughs as players face new terrors and new challenges with every session.
Average Playtime: 120 – 240 minutes
Recommended Age: 14+
Number of Players: 1 – 8
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 3.32/5
Buy the Betrayal Legacy Board Game
Betrayal Legacy
Centred around a seemingly haunted house, Betrayal Legacy tasks players with making decisions and actions that will craft the house’s story. Betrayal Legacy draws many similarities to an RPG campaign, as players create their own families that will feature in multiple sessions as they haunt future generations throughout the halls of the house, making this one of the best Halloween themed boards games.
Average Playtime: 45 – 90 minutes
Recommended Age: 12+
Number of Players: 3 – 5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.83/5
Mysterium Board Game
Perfect for those who love murder mysteries, Mysterium sees one player assigned the role of a ghost, who must use cards to leave clues for the other players so they can solve their murder. Working against a time limit, players must successfully guess the culprit before the game ends, otherwise the ghost is doomed to disappear, and the mystery will remain unsolved.
Average Playtime: 42 minutes
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Players: 2 – 7
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.91/5
Buy the Mysterium Board Game
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Most people have played some variation of Werewolf before, but One Night Ultimate Werewolf makes the party game simpler and easier to enjoy by reducing things to only one round. With several players designated as werewolves, the others must out them or risk losing. Designed to fly through games quickly, One Night Ultimate Werewolf ensures no one feels left out as everyone stays in each round until the game ends.
Average Playtime: 10 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 3 – 10+
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.38/5
Looking to Throw the Ultimate Halloween Party?
Horror games are always a hit at any social gathering, and choosing one of the best horror themed board games to play with friends will create a party to die for. More Than Meeples makes it easy to buy board games online, so you can spend less time waiting and more time going on nightmarish adventures. In search of more advice to find the perfect game for you? Reach out through our contact page and we will be happy to help.
