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18 games like The Others

The best games like The Others are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Cthulhu Wars and Zombicide Black Plague — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares fantasy, fighting, horror with The Others.

Every alternative below links to its own The Others-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 The Others’s 3.0 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 The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Cthulhu Wars on Amazon →
3. 3. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
   View Zombicide Black Plague on Amazon →
4. 4. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Claustrophobia (2009)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Others: Horror, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Others: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
6. 6. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with The Others: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Conan (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
10. 10. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
    2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Others: both play at 2 · ~75 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Team-Based Game · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.1 heavier
13. 13. Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Mordheim City of the Damned (1999)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Doom The Boardgame (2004)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Fighting, Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Team-Based Game · 3 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. Nemesis (2018)
    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with The Others: Horror, Miniatures, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Others’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Others: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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