1-player games / Horror

Best 1-player horror board games

The best 1-player horror board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror — the top-rated of 100 1-player horror board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top horror board games for 1 player

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  • Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Eldritch Horror (2013)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Nemesis (2018)

    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4

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  • Kingdom Death Monster (2015)

    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Arkham Horror (2005)

    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7

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  • Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Ghost Stories (2008)

    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Elder Sign (2011)

    1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Horrified (2019)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Zombicide (2012)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)

    1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)

    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Zombicide Green Horde (2018)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8

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  • Shadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)

    1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Zombicide Season 2 Prison Outbreak (2013)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • The Bloody Inn (2015)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2

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  • AuZtralia (2018)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Sub Terra (2017)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Zombicide Season 3 Rue Morgue (2015)

    1–12 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Escape the Dark Castle (2017)

    1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6

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  • Room 25 (2013)

    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7

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  • Deep Madness (2018)

    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0

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  • Tiny Epic Zombies (2018)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Bloodborne The Board Game (2021)

    1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Folklore The Affliction (2017)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8

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  • XenoShyft Onslaught (2015)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0

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  • Mythos Tales (2016)

    1–10 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4

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  • Escape Tales The Awakening (2018)

    1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Fireteam Zero (2015)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5

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  • Shadows of Brimstone Forbidden Fortress (2018)

    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.6

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  • Village Attacks (2018)

    1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6

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  • The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)

    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1

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  • Zombicide 2nd Edition (2021)

    1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Run (2014)

    1–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.9

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  • XenoShyft Dreadmire (2017)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3

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  • After The Virus (2017)

    1–3 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.2

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  • Conquest of Planet Earth The Space Alien Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.9

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  • Dawn of the Zeds (Second edition) (2013)

    1 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9

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  • Escape the Dark Sector (2020)

    1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 8.1

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  • Fate of the Elder Gods (2017)

    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.3

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  • Planet Apocalypse (2020)

    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.2

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  • Resident Evil Deck Building Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6

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  • Darkest Night (2012)

    1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 7.1

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Quick horror board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player horror board game?
Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated 1-player horror board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror round out the top three.
How many 1-player horror board games are there?
MeeplePick lists 100 1-player horror board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.