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18 games like Mice and Mystics

The best games like Mice and Mystics are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Warhammer Quest Silver Tower and Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Mice and Mystics.

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Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mice and Mystics’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. Mansions of Madness  Second Edition board game cover
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 9 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
  2. Warhammer Quest  Silver Tower board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Storytelling +1 more · 10 shared tags · 5 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  3. Shadows of Brimstone  City of the Ancients board game cover
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  4. Descent  Journeys in the Dark board game cover
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 3 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~105 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  5. Dungeons & Dragons  The Legend of Drizzt Board Game board game cover
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 8 shared tags · 3 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  6. Massive Darkness board game cover
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Massive Darkness alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 3 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  7. Zombicide  Black Plague board game cover
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 3 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  8. Arcadia Quest board game cover
    8. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Arcadia Quest alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 2 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  9. Hellboy  The Board Game board game cover
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  10. Solomon Kane board game cover
    10. Solomon Kane (2021)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Storytelling +1 more · 9 shared tags · 5 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  11. Betrayal at Baldur's Gate board game cover
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Storytelling · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  12. Runebound  Second Edition board game cover
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Runebound Second Edition alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · same complexity
  13. Claustrophobia board game cover
    13. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Claustrophobia alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 7 shared tags · 2 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  14. Heroes of Terrinoth board game cover
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  15. Fireteam Zero board game cover
    15. Fireteam Zero (2015)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Storytelling, Variable Player Powers · 8 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  16. Tainted Grail  The Fall of Avalon board game cover
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 3 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  17. The Undercity  An Iron Kingdoms Adventure Board Game board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 9 shared tags · 4 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  18. The Lord of the Rings  Journeys in Middle-Earth board game cover
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth alternatives →
    Shares with Mice and Mystics: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Mice and Mystics’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mice and Mystics: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity

Frequently asked

What game is most like Mice and Mystics?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016) is the closest match to Mice and Mystics, sharing adventure, exploration, fantasy. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Mice and Mystics?
Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Warhammer Quest Silver Tower, Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients are the top-ranked alternatives to Mice and Mystics in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium 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 Mice and Mystics?
Compared with Mice and Mystics, Mansions of Madness Second Edition is same complexity and ~75 min longer (2.7 vs 2.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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