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18 games like HeroQuest

The best games like HeroQuest are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game and Arcadia Quest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with HeroQuest.

Every alternative below links to its own HeroQuest-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of HeroQuest’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Role Playing · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
    View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
  2. 2. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing · 4 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
    View Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game on Amazon →
  3. 3. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
    View Arcadia Quest on Amazon →
  4. 4. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  5. 5. Dungeon Saga Dwarf King's Quest (2015)
    2–5 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing · 4 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  6. 6. Warhammer Quest (1995)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Role Playing · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  7. 7. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing · 4 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +1.2 heavier
  8. 8. Valor & Villainy Minions of Mordak (2020)
    2–6 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing · 4 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 2 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  10. 10. Talisman Revised 4th Edition (2007)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
  11. 11. Heroscape Master Set Rise of the Valkyrie (2004)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  12. 12. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Role Playing · 4 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~90 min longer · +1.2 heavier
  13. 13. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Modular Board, Role Playing · 2 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
  14. 14. Talisman Expansion Set (1986)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  15. 15. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  16. 16. Elder Sign (2011)
    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution, Modular Board · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  17. 17. The Talisman Dungeon (1987)
    2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~150 min longer · same complexity
  18. 18. Runebound Second Edition (2005)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with HeroQuest: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 2 of HeroQuest’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs HeroQuest: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
Check Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →

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Frequently asked

What game is most like HeroQuest?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016) is the closest match to HeroQuest, sharing adventure, exploration, fantasy. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like HeroQuest?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game, Arcadia Quest are the top-ranked alternatives to HeroQuest in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Mansions of Madness Second Edition harder than HeroQuest?
Compared with HeroQuest, Mansions of Madness Second Edition is +0.5 heavier and ~60 min longer (2.7 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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