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18 games like Kingdom Death Monster

The best games like Kingdom Death Monster are Arkham Horror, Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls and Folklore The Affliction — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Arkham Horror shares adventure, fantasy, horror with Kingdom Death Monster.

Every alternative below links to its own Kingdom Death Monster-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 4.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Arkham Horror (2005)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~60 min longer · 0.7 lighter
   View Arkham Horror on Amazon →
2. 2. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
   1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 3 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls on Amazon →
3. 3. Folklore The Affliction (2017)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Folklore The Affliction on Amazon →
4. 4. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 3 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 1.6 lighter
5. 5. Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing +1 more · 5 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 1.8 lighter
6. 6. Too Many Bones Undertow (2018)
   1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Gloomhaven (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~60 min longer · 0.9 lighter
10. 10. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Mature / Adult, Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 1 lighter
11. 11. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Dice Rolling · 1 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Sine Tempore (2018)
    1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~80 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 13. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.9 lighter
14. 14. Skull Tales Full Sail! (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Ghost Stories (2008)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Fantasy, Horror, Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
16. 16. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Storytelling · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 1.6 lighter
17. 17. Destinies (2021)
    1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling · 4 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–3 players · about the same length · 2.3 lighter
18. 18. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Kingdom Death Monster: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Kingdom Death Monster’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Kingdom Death Monster: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 1.8 lighter

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