1-player games / Exploration
Best 1-player exploration board games
The best 1-player exploration board games are Gloomhaven, Mage Knight Board Game and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island — the top-rated of 170 1-player exploration board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Gloomhaven (2017) at 8.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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AdventureGloomhaven (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureMage Knight Board Game (2011)1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureRobinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureGloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureMansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureThe 7th Continent (2017)1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureDescent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicMaracaibo (2019)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureTainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureLost Ruins of Arnak (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingOn Mars (2020)1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureThis War of Mine The Board Game (2017)1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureMice and Mystics (2012)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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ExplorationBurgle Bros. (2015)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017)1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Action / DexterityEscape The Curse of the Temple (2012)1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureTales of the Arabian Nights (2009)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureSleeping Gods (2021)1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7
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Card GameOnirim (Second Edition) (2014)1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientImperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureWarhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureEscape Plan (2019)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureVast The Crystal Caverns (2016)1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureDungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureShadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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ExplorationCloudspire (2019)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.3
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Childrens GameMy Little Scythe (2017)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GamePaleo (2020)1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureDestinies (2021)1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureThe Lost Expedition (2017)1–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureMassive Darkness (2017)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicAuZtralia (2018)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureFallout (2017)1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureSub Terra (2017)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameUnlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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ExplorationHeroes of Land (2018)1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureThe City of Kings (2018)1–4 players · 45–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Action / DexterityDungeon Fighter (2011)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicMerchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013)1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AdventureWarhammer Quest (1995)1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicSpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameOnirim (2010)1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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ExplorationMagic Maze (2017) 1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Action / DexterityEscape The Curse of the Temple (2012) 1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameOnirim (Second Edition) (2014) 1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013) 1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameOnirim (2010) 1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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ExplorationTrails of Tucana (2019)1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureDungeon! (1975)1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
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AdventureZombie in My Pocket (2007)1 players · 5 min · ★ 6.3
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ExplorationSmall Islands (2018)1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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ExplorationBargain Basement Bathysphere (2018)1 players · 10–15 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingSaboteur The Duel Teaser Game (2014)1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameDesolate (2018)1 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 1-player exploration board game?
- Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player exploration board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Mage Knight Board Game and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island round out the top three.
- How many 1-player exploration board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 170 1-player exploration board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.