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18 games like Cthulhu Wars

The best games like Cthulhu Wars are Chaos in the Old World, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Blood Rage — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Chaos in the Old World shares fantasy, fighting, horror with Cthulhu Wars.

Every alternative below links to its own Cthulhu Wars-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cthulhu Wars’s 3.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. 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, Dice Rolling · 4 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Chaos in the Old World on Amazon →
2. 2. 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 · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.5 lighter
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. 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 · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
4. 4. 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 · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. 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 · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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 · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
7. 7. Conan (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. 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 · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Cthulhu Wars: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~75 min longer · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Heroes of Land (2018)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. 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 · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1 heavier
15. 15. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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 · 3 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
17. 17. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Fireteam Zero (2015)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Cthulhu Wars: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Cthulhu Wars’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Cthulhu Wars: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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