Arkham Horror(1987)
Games like Arkham Horror
Looking for games like Arkham Horror? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Darkest Night(2012)
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Advanced Heroquest(1989)
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Arkham Investigator(2013)
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TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project(2020)
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Drinks & Daggers(2019)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game(2016)
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Shadow of the Elder Gods(2015)
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Victoriana(2019)
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Testament(2017)
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TIME Stories Revolution: A Midsummer Night(2020)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Star Trek: Expeditions(2011)
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Orcs Must Die! The Board Game: Order Edition(2016)
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