Best storytelling board games

Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6

T.I.M.E Stories (2015)

2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)

1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

Chronicles of Crime (2018)

1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8

Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)

3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1

Deception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)

4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5

Dixit Odyssey (2011)

3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5

Mice and Mystics (2012)

1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3

Above and Below (2015)

2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4

Detective A Modern Crime Board Game (2018)

1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9

Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)

1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)

1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

Sleeping Gods (2021)

1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7

Stuffed Fables (2018)

2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5

Dixit Journey (2012)

3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4

The King's Dilemma (2019)

3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0

Treasure Island (2018)

2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3

Destinies (2021)

1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4

Gloom (2005)

2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3

Unlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)

1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8

Call to Adventure (2019)

1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2

When I Dream (2016)

4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1

Bloodborne The Board Game (2021)

1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 8.1

Betrayal at Baldur's Gate (2017)

3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

Witness (2014)

4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3

Unlock! Timeless Adventures (2019)

1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9

Legacy of Dragonholt (2017)

1–6 players · 60–999 min · ★ 7.3

Chronicles of Crime 1400 (2020)

1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0

Mythos Tales (2016)

1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4

Abomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)

2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5

Detective Club (2018)

4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4

Fireteam Zero (2015)

1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

Aftermath (2019)

1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)

1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

The 7th Continent Classic Edition (2019)

1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.0

Warp's Edge (2020)

1 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0

Snake Oil (2010)

3–10 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7

Warhammer Quest Silver Tower (2016)

2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5

Trapwords (2018)

4–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0

Mysterium Park (2020)

2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5

First Martians Adventures on the Red Planet (2017)

1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5

Rory's Story Cubes (2005)

1–12 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3

Big Trouble in Little China The Game (2018)

1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Baker Street Irregulars (2020)

1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.6

Escape the Dark Sector (2020)

1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 8.1

The Adventures of Robin Hood (2021)

2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2

Dark Stories (2004)

2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0

Star Wars Unlock! (2020)

1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

Funemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013)

3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8

UltraQuest Gold (2016)

2–5 players · 60–600 min · ★ 8.3

Choose Your Own Adventure House of Danger (2018)

1–99 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

Solomon Kane (2021)

1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3

Fallen (2014)

2 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0

Escape the Room Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor (2016)

3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.6

Cthulhu Gloom (2011)

2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4

Waste Knights Second Edition (2021)

1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0

Adventure Games Monochrome Inc. (2019)

1–4 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8

Tales of the Arabian Nights (1985)

1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0

Dark Tales (2014)

2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6

Lobotomy (2017)

1–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.3