Cthulhu Wars / Similar games

18 games like Cthulhu Wars

Ranked alternatives to Cthulhu Wars (fantasy, fighting), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Cthulhu Wars’s medium weight. The Others is the closest match.

1. 1. The Others (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
2. 2. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
3. 3. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
4. 4. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
5. 5. Mansions of Madness (2011)
   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
6. 6. Claustrophobia (2009)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Horror, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
7. 7. Zombicide Green Horde (2018)
   1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
8. 8. Mordheim City of the Damned (1999)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
9. 9. Fireteam Zero (2015)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
10. 10. Shadows of Brimstone Forbidden Fortress (2018)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
11. 11. HorrorClix (2006)
    2–0 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
12. 12. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
13. 13. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
14. 14. World of Warcraft The Boardgame (2005)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
15. 15. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
16. 16. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
17. 17. Conan (2016)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
18. 18. Krosmaster Arena (2012)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers

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