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18 games like Ghost Stories

The best games like Ghost Stories are Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients shares fantasy, fighting, horror with Ghost Stories.

Every alternative below links to its own Ghost Stories-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 Ghost Stories’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients alternatives →

   Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 7 shared tags · 4 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients →
2. 

   2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

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

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

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
3. 

   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 Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board +1 more · 8 shared tags · 5 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (83%)

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game →
4. 

   4. Eldritch Horror (2013)

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

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

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~120 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 

   5. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

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

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

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
6. 

   6. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

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

   Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Horror, Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1.3 heavier
7. 

   7. Elder Sign (2011)

   1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Elder Sign alternatives →

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

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
8. 

   8. Claustrophobia (2009)

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

   Shares with Ghost Stories: Horror, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ghost Stories: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 

   9. Arkham Horror (2005)

   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Arkham Horror alternatives →

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

   vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~120 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 

    10. Village Attacks (2018)

    1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

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

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
11. 

    11. Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)

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

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

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.5 lighter
12. 

    12. Last Bastion (2019)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board +1 more · 7 shared tags · 5 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (83%)

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 

    13. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)

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

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

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
14. 

    14. Chaos in the Old World (2009)

    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →

    Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Mythology, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 1 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 

    15. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
16. 

    16. Machina Arcana (2014)

    1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game · 7 shared tags · 4 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Arcadia Quest (2014)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →

    Shares with Ghost Stories: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ghost Stories’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
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    18. Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)

    1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Arkham Horror (Third Edition) alternatives →

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

    vs Ghost Stories: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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