Looking for Halloween Board Game Ideas? Are your dark heart and decrepit soul craving some horror? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered this Halloween! On the list today are games full of evil twists, gory ghouls, and devilish insanity. Your Halloween game night will have players sleeping with the lights on.
In this round-up, we’ve added games with various mechanisms, difficulty levels, and playing time. There’s sure to be a hauntingly horrific Halloween game for everyone. Let’s delve into some top Halloween board games!
Our Top Picks for Best Halloween Board Games
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Betrayal at House on the Hill
Players: 3–6
Playing time: 60min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 2.39/5
Tile by tile, terror by terror, build your own haunted mansion, and then try to escape it alive!
Betrayal at House on the Hill is a cooperative game in which players must work together to survive a nightmare of a house. And of course, no horror team is complete without a traitor.
The game builds suspense and excitement as you explore the rooms. You may find something, or something may find you. You must rely on your team until the house turns one of you against the rest.
Betrayal at House on the Hill comes with loads of replayability as it includes 50 blood-curdling scenarios, each as unique and horrifying as the other. With a different layout in every game, there’s sure to be enough fear and fright to please any horror fan.
So take a deep breath before you enter, it might be your last.
Already a fan of Betrayal at House on the Hill? If so, then be sure to try the other games in the Betrayal universe: Betrayal Legacy, Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate, and the Widow’s Walk expansion!
Fury of Dracula
Players: 2–5
Playing time: 120-180min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3.28/5
Eight years ago a small group of god-fearing countrymen stopped Count Dracula. Or so they thought…
Fury of Dracula, a game of deduction and gothic horror. The game centers around Dracula, played by one player, who is being tracked by the hunters. When playing Count Dracula, naturally, you claim the night as you sire new vampires, lay traps, and lead your enemies astray. If you play as a hunter, put a stop to the wicked Count and destroy him for good!
Fury of Dracula is wicked fun and can be played for many a Halloween to come as you navigate the game. And as Dracula says, “We learn from failure, not success.”
Mysterium
Players: 2-7
Playing time: 42min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 1.90/5
Will you dare enter the Mysterium manor?
In the game Mysterium, a ghost haunts the manor. It’s the spirit of an unfortunate victim who perished under mysterious circumstances.
Eager to find out what happened that night, a group of psychics enters the manor. Fortunately, the ghost (a player) will send them visions before disappearing at dawn.
Mysterium is a brilliant game, as cooperation is key to finding the murderer. The ghost can only use illustrated cards to communicate. With 7 turns to solve the mystery, gameplay moves swiftly.
‘Come in, take a seat, and follow your intuition!’
Ghost Stories
Players: 1-4
Playing time: 60min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 2.90/5
Centuries ago, countless lives were lost in the battle against Wu-Feng. Eventually, the dark forces were defeated and he was buried beneath a village. Enter the ghosts. An army of them to be exact. Will you be able to protect the villagers and defend Wu-Feng’s ashes?
Players take on the roles of Taoist monks and try to defeat the harrowing army of ghosts.
Ghost Stories is a cooperative game in which each priest has totally different abilities, giving this game a unique edge.
Ghost Stories is a great game to have on the shelf as it has high replayability with the four difficulty levels, a massive variety of ghosts, and different village setups. Players will be challenged every time in unique ways.
Horrified
Players: 1-5
Playing time: 60min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2.05/5
As a city screams in terror… the world’s most famous monsters have banded together to create the OG of Suicide Squads.
The village is under attack! Your team of heroes must come together and defeat Halloween’s most notorious monsters. Try to overcome them all before horror consumes you!
Horrified has all the Halloween horror characters we love to hate, or just love. Dracula, Frankenstein, his bride, the Mummy, Wolfman, and even a mysterious creature from the black lagoon are all characters you have to defend the town against. The game comes with 7 monstrous miniatures which are just adorable (I mean, terrifying!).
This is a great game for a family or beginner board gamers to play as it’s easy to understand the instructions and comes with various levels of difficulty.
Horrified is the perfect addition to any Halloween night!
Arkham Horror
Players: 1-8
Playing time: 120-240min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3.53/5
A thrilling game of cosmic horror… the end is near!
Arkham Horror is an incredibly popular cooperative game of mystery and terror. Inspired by the writings of H.P Lovecraft, a dark shadow continues to grow in the city of Arkham. While ‘Ancient Ones’ lurk in the shadows, a team of investigators must stand together against the horrors of Arkham.
At the heart of Arkham Horror is a scary strategy game. Players take on the roles of investigators and explore the abyss. As it’s a cooperative game, players work together to find clues, defeat monsters, and ultimately defeat ancient creatures just beyond our reality.
Each investigator has a unique backstory that enables players to branch out the narrative paths, and the possibility to truly make the character their own.
If you love all things Lovecraft, you definitely need to check out Eldritch Horror and all of its maddening expansions for an extra dose of terror.
Gloom
Players: 2-4
Playing time: 60min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 1.63/5
Assume the role of an eccentric family of misfits and see them suffer the greatest tragedies possible.
A sadistic game in which your goal is sad but simple, you want to see your character die in the most tragic way. With some hilarious dark humor, Gloom is a fun card game. A few cards include, ‘persuaded by poodles’ and ‘mocked by midgets’ which you want to inflict on your own character all while trying to ‘inflict’ happy occasions on your fellow players.
Add some dark humor to your Halloween and turn these cards into a sadistic story of misfortune for your oh-so unfortunate characters.
Mansions of Madness
Players: 2-5
Playing time: 120-180min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 2.25/5
The door is open… who’ll go inside?
Mansions of Madness is a cooperative board game of horror and exploration. Take on the role of investigators and enter the dark rooms of haunted Arkham mansions. With sinister locales and strange secrets, solving what’s lurking behind Arkham’s closed doors may just lead you to madness…
With Eldritch forces and supernatural monsters, you’ll be fighting for your life in this harrowing adventure.
With lots of different scenarios and intricate puzzles, replayability is high as you guide investigators through maps filled with monsters.
Another fantastic game to add to your Lovecraftian collection!
Mythos Tales
Players: 1-10
Playing time: 60-120min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 2.12/5
Another investigation game into the macabre, Mythos Tales will lead you into the terrifying world of Arkham once again.
It’s the 1920s and you’ve got to solve the mystery in a detective-detection investigative play. Comb through clues and maps as you answer the questions given to you at the end of each scenario.
Mythos Tales is an immersive game that brings an atmospheric element all while still being easy to learn and set up.
Get together with your friends or family to unravel the mystery before it’s too late! This is a perfect game if you’re looking for something a little spooky, so test your words as well as your sanity and explore the great unknown!
Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters
Players: 2-4
Playing time: 30min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.62/5
Move over Indiana Jones, there are some new Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters in town. It’s everybody vs. the ghosts. Work together to win!
Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters! is a fun family-friendly Halloween board game. Escape from the house with all the treasure jewels as a team, and win!
Using simple skills and strategy, players move through rooms before they become haunted. If there’s a ghost, you have to fight it off together! The game does come with basic and advanced gameplay options, making it a wonderful game for families of all ages.
Win or lose, you’re in it together!
Wrap-Up
We hope you enjoyed our list of the best Halloween board games! What spooky Halloween board games do you like to play? Drop us a comment below with your favorite spooky horror board games!
Kendra has always been a hardcore fantasy nerd. Growing up in the worlds of Tolkien, Sanderson, Jordan, and Abercrombie, DnD & board games just came naturally. She and her husband, Bryan, started GameCows.com in 2018 as a fun passion project that just took over their lives. An avid board gamer since childhood and chronic DnD chronicler for more than two decades, she loves to play, write, travel, and learn dead languages. She is also a professional content writer at SlashGear.com