Best horror board games
The best horror board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror — the top-rated of 299 horror board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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AdventureArkham Horror The Card Game (2016)1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureMansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureEldritch Horror (2013)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureNemesis (2018)1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
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BluffingDead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureKingdom Death Monster (2015)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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AdventureArkham Horror (2005)1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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DeductionMysterium (2015)2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureBetrayal at House on the Hill (2004)3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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FantasyChaos in the Old World (2009)3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureZombicide Black Plague (2015)1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameLegendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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FantasyGhost Stories (2008)1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)3–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureElder Sign (2011)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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HorrorHorrified (2019)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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HorrorZombicide (2012)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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FantasyCthulhu Death May Die (2019)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventureMansions of Madness (2011)2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingDead of Winter The Long Night (2016)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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FantasyCthulhu Wars (2015)2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureArkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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HorrorReign of Cthulhu (2016)2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4
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HorrorClaustrophobia (2009)2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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FightingLast Night on Earth The Zombie Game (2007)2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameSmash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureBetrayal Legacy (2018)3–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingOne Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak (2015)3–7 players · 10 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureZombicide Green Horde (2018)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingWerewolves of Miller's Hollow (2001)8–18 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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HorrorZombicide Season 2 Prison Outbreak (2013)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameThe Bloody Inn (2015)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureShadow Hunters (2005)4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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HorrorDawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Action / DexterityTerror in Meeple City (2013)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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Childrens GameZombie Kidz Evolution (2018)2–4 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.8
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DiceZombie Dice Deluxe (2010)2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
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Card GameGloom (2005)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3
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EconomicAuZtralia (2018)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyThe Others (2016)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameSmash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3
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HorrorFearsome Floors (2003)2–7 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureSub Terra (2017)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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HorrorZombicide Season 3 Rue Morgue (2015)1–12 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureEscape the Dark Castle (2017)1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureA Touch of Evil The Supernatural Game (2008)2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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ExplorationDoom The Boardgame (2004)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureDeep Madness (2018)1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameLovecraft Letter (2017)2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2
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HorrorTiny Epic Zombies (2018)1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingA Study in Emerald (2013)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingUltimate Werewolf Ultimate Edition (2008)5–68 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureBloodborne The Board Game (2021)1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureFolklore The Affliction (2017)1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Frequently asked
- What is the best horror board game?
- Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated horror board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror round out the top three.
- How many horror board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 299 horror board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.