Reign of Cthulhu / Similar games

18 games like Reign of Cthulhu

Ranked alternatives to Reign of Cthulhu (horror, novel-based), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Reign of Cthulhu’s medium-light weight. Pandemic is the closest match.

1. 1. Pandemic (2008)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
2. 2. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
   1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
3. 3. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
4. 4. Arkham Horror (2005)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement
5. 5. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
6. 6. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement
7. 7. Pandemic Iberia (2016)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
8. 8. Pandemic Fall of Rome (2018)
   1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
9. 9. Mountains of Madness (2017)
   3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
10. 10. Witch of Salem (2008)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Set Collection
11. 11. Kings of Israel (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
12. 12. Zombicide (2012)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
13. 13. The Lord of the Rings (2000)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Set Collection
14. 14. Horrified (2019)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement
15. 15. Zombicide Season 2 Prison Outbreak (2013)
    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
16. 16. Zombicide Season 3 Rue Morgue (2015)
    1–12 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Horror, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
17. 17. The Witches A Discworld Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Novel-based, Cooperative Game, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection
18. 18. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Reign of Cthulhu: Novel-based, Action Points, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement

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