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18 games like Elder Sign

The best games like Elder Sign are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Zombicide Black Plague and Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, fantasy, fighting with Elder Sign.

Every alternative below links to its own Elder Sign-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Elder Sign’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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   2. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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   3. Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)

   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Solo / Solitaire Game · 8 shared tags · 4 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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   4. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)

   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   5. Ghost Stories (2008)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Ghost Stories alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   6. Arena The Contest (2019)

   1–8 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.9 · Medium

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Dice, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–8 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   7. Heroes of Terrinoth (2018)

   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
8. 

   8. Claustrophobia (2009)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Claustrophobia alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 2 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Elder Sign: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
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   9. Eldritch Horror (2013)

   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Eldritch Horror alternatives →

   Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–8 players · ~90 min longer · +1 heavier
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    10. Aeon's End (2016)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 2 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    11. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)

    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. Escape the Dark Castle (2017)

    1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6 · Light

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 8 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~57 min shorter · 1.1 lighter
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    13. Too Many Bones Undertow (2018)

    1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Dice, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
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    14. Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light · See Cthulhu Death May Die alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
15. 

    15. Street Masters (2018)

    1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 2 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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    16. HeroQuest (1989)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See HeroQuest alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    17. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy · See Kingdom Death Monster alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.9 heavier
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    18. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Mechs vs. Minions alternatives →

    Shares with Elder Sign: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 3 of Elder Sign’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Elder Sign: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Elder Sign fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.