Top 10 Horror Board Games... Solo Edition
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- It's October, so there's no better time to go through my picks for top 10 horror-themed board games that are great to play solo.
Intro 0:00
#10 Lucidity 1:24
#9 Mansions of Madness 4:16
#8 7th Continent 10:36
#7 Eldritch Horror 16:15
#6 Bloodborne 20:45
#5 Village Attacks 27:14
#4 Solomon Kane 32:59
#3 Arkham Horror The Card Game 36:39
#2 Elder Sign 43:47
#1 Cthulhu: Death May Die 48:59
Outro 58:48
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Always great to hear about new titles I didn’t know much about. Thanks for the game summarizations.
This is the sort of video I have been waiting for! Thank you for this!
Great vid! Great job explaining how to play in simple terms!! Thank you!!
Great list. Video really well done. You got my thumbs up.
This is the best and most in depth top ten run through I have come across. Nicely explained without spoilers. Thankue.
Thanks for watching. Any horror faves I may have missed?
@@BoardontheFloor No, but I would like to say I appreciate the way you have explained much more about each game rather than going through a list with very little detail, as most seem to do.
I am relatively new to this style of game and made the move away from video games recently because this sort of thing seems, somehow, more organic to me, for want of a better word.
Nice top 10! I also love dice or any kind of randomness in the games. It's spicer 😬
I like your no nonsense to the point review style. Keep it up.
Ha! Thanks.
Hey really great video! Super informative, keep it up. I’ve subscribed, going to look at others you have done. Cheers.
Thanks for watching.
New viewer, very nice, I appreciate you're going indepth and not just doing a cheap >10 minute listicle of all the usual games. Also never heard of a couple of these despite being a huge horror fan. Guess I'll stick around 👍
Thanks. Any horror games I should check out?
I am impressed with your list! It's a great one full of games that I am a fan of as well as a game or two that I hadn't played yet. Village Attacks looks like a lot of fun, so thanks for the review! Although it is quite costly, my favorite game is Kingdom Death: Monster. It's great solo as well as with a group and while it has a lot of challenges and punishing gameplay, you have access to various other characters if a current one dies. Well worth checking out if you haven't yet
I had an opportunity to get my hands on a local used copy of Kingdom Death Monster and I waited too long and missed out. I’m actually gonna sell off a few games and save up for it at some point. It really does look like something I would love.
As for Village Attacks, a reprint should be out this year.
@@BoardontheFloor thanks for the heads up about Village Attacks! I'll keep an eye out for it. A friendly heads up on KD:M as well...there is more than enough content in the core game to start with, so don't worry about expansions right away. Your wallet will thank you. Lol
Little surprised not to see Nemesis on the list. Seems like it would be right up your alley.
Don't Look Back is a great game as well. Solo or with your favorite group of victims, i mean friends...
I had Nemesis and played it a handful of times solo. It didn’t really click for me. I heard it is a way stronger game multiplayer but I just never had a chance to test it out with a group.
@BoardontheFloor you will all die .... and have a blast doing it! I could see it being a little underwhelming solo though.
Recently picked up a KS copy of village attacks glad to see it on your solo list i had purchased primarily to play solo.
Wicked. There are some new expansions that should be hitting shelves in the new year.
Thanks for the video!
There are not many pure horror games (except Cthulhu or zombies, which I like) and it's a shame because I love the theme as well. I even play "Betrayal at the House on Hill" or "Coma Ward" solo!
Village attacks seems to be the kind of game I'd like to play!
Nice. How’s Betrayal solo?
@@BoardontheFloor Well it's semi-coop;
I like it. Naturally, you have to face the fact that one of the characters becomes a traitor. One has just to follow the scenario, chance and the way you play do the job! (sorry for my poor English!)
I saw a solo playthrough video , I don't remember where.
Woooooo pump the breaks, The Original Mummy Brandon Frasier not Tom Cruse Mummy??
The Original Mummy will always be Boris Karloff there buddy. 😂😂😂
But great video and love these games you showed.
Also I think Black Cat is a must have horror movie.
True enough. 😅
Came to say the same thing. THE Boris Karloff!
😂 What’s worse for me is I actually have a bust of Karloff’s Mummy on my shelf. The shame!?!
Glad to see Village Attacks on your list, I have the original KS version, LOVE IT. Check out Deep Madness, as well as Dark Rituals: Malleus Malificarum, these games are stupid good, and should be right up your alley. Dark rituals actually has some cross compatibility with Village Attacks
Thanks for the suggestions. Will totally check them out.
Great list. Top 3 are my top 3. 😀
Right on!
Nice video. Thanks. Take a look into Dawn of the Zeds if you haven’t yet. Great solo game/experience.
I’ve heard nothing but good things. Hard to find though, but I will keep an eye out for sure.
yeah i loved CDMD so much i sold all my other lovecraft games.
Hell yeahhhh :)
Great list there, I think for Horror sci fi you should have included Nemesis, but I can see why you wouldn't have it in the solo part, you can solo it, but its way better with more people.
I have Nemesis and discuss it a bit in my next video where I cover Alien: Fate of the Nostromo. Honestly, I still haven’t clicked with it as a solo experience. I need to try it with a group, for sure.
@@BoardontheFloor I haven't played it solo, but to be honest I couldn't see it being anyway near as good as playing with 2+ players, part of the fun is being at odds with how things should turn out and the scheming to get your objective done.
Nemesis is pretty good solo (and I often try to play it this way before game night to remind me of the rules) but playing with the max 5 players in semi-co op is what this game was designed for and it where it really shines! The high-fiving camaraderie and unsettling paranoia you feel is palpable and that’s why it’s my favourite horror boardgame. I wouldn’t suggest anyone buy the game if they are looking primarily for a solo experience.
That’s exactly what most people I know have said. I’ve only played it solo or with one other person and it didn’t pull me in as much as I would have hoped.
@@BoardontheFloor I hope you manage to get to play it with a group soon and that you grow to love it as much as all us Nemesis fans do!
My fav horror game (and fav game over all) is Nemesis / Lockdown. I’m also a fan of Night of the Living Dead - a Zombicide Game with the fan made house rules and campaigns available on BGG as well as The Awful Orphanage with my own house rules. All good soloable games. The most recent horror themed game I got a hold of is Psycho Killer. A fun little card game but that needs ideally 3+ players.
Is there a big difference between Nemesis and Lockdown in regards to the solo experience?
@@BoardontheFloor I would say Lockdown is harder solo than Nemesis. Both are great though
Check out perdition's mouth. Very dark and scary. Pretty gruesome too.
Machina Arcana is awesome too.
And if you can find it for a decent price.
Deep Madness is incredible.
I’ve played Machina Arcana and Deep Madness. Very thematic and dark. I’ve seen Perditon’s Mouth around but haven’t had a chance to play it. Will have to add it to my list.
I wish there were more non-cthulu horror games. My wife and I love horror but cant get into the lovecraft theme, the only exception is AuZtralia, which is kind of a hybrid game that I love. Village attacks sounds awesome but it's hard to find. My favorite horror game is fury of Dracula, I just wish there was an AI deck for Dracula so I could play solo.
I hear that. I didn’t actually think too much about it until I made this video and realized how many Lovecraft themed games I have. Zombies and Cthulhu seem to be the go to.
There’s a game called Hako Onna, a Japanese horror style game. Though it’s not a solo game, not even two player game, but if you can get a couple of friends over, it could be a fun experience.
You could checkout Don't Look Back by Black Site Studios. It's more of a miniature wargame, but it can be played on a small footprint and the game has rules for solo play as well as a more pve focus with friends.
Really fun and there's tons of expansions that give new player characters with different abilities, allies, and murderers/monsters to shake up each game.
You forgot Everdell...i saw it back there. Not horror, you say? Remember friends...Winter is Coming.
Don't have any of these games, but I'm waiting soon Final Girl and Legends of Sleepy Hollow 🎃
Been seeing a lot of people post about Final Girl. Let me know what you think when you get your hands on it.
I have all of Bloodborne and I love it.
It’s a great game. I had the whole thing too and got rid of the expansions because I knew I would never have the time to get through it all.
@@BoardontheFloor I love the video game too much to do that. But I got tinkering paws insert to minimize shelf space. I rarely get inserts because they're pricey but in this case, I had to. I am 3 expansions in. I play 1-2 expansions a year when the mood strikes!
I wish these games were designed to fit all expansions in the same box. The shelf space required ends up being too much for me. Which expansion is your favorite for Bloodborne?
@@BoardontheFloor From what I've played: the hunter's dream. My love for Gherman as a character affects this for sure😂
Check out Lobotomy if you can find it, seems like the sort of thing you'd like
I used to have Lobotomy and quite liked it. But I felt it was too similar to Village Attacks and decided I probably wouldn’t table it as much as VA. But it drips with theme and is a very good horror game.
I have watched my son in law play Bloodborne. I was wondering if I would like it as a board game. I think I might get it.
I like it a lot. And there are so many variations between the different hunters and scenarios.
If u think fighting monsters is scary, u get way off track. Beside Lucidity and Arkham Horror series, the rest are more like RPG, not really horror board games.
Check out Level 7 series, Betrayal of the house on hill series, Camp Grizzly, the Shining, Don’t turn your back,….. although they can’t be played solo, I still think they r more fit in this category.
I don’t know why but The Crew is very creepy to me
I had Betrayal but never really got it to the table since I rarely have 3 people to play with.
What about final girl ?
At the time of the video I had not yet tried Final Girl. And as much as it is probably one of the most thematic horror games out there, it didn’t really click with me. Not exactly sure why, though. But I had season 1 & 2 and ended up selling them both.
No Machina Arcana? Why? :)
I honestly only got my hands on Machina Arcana and managed to play it after I made the video. 😂 It’ll probably make my list next year. 👍
@@BoardontheFloor Great!! If you like it enough, you should make a setup and playthrough video :) Also, would be cool know what/if KS games you have coming in. thx for the content!
Arkham Horror 3ed scales better for solo (2 investigators) than Eldritch Horror.
I had a hard time deciding between Eldritch & Arkham 3rd Edition and chose Eldritch. But it’s still on my list.
No touch of evil! Auto fail!
Guess I have a new game to get my hands on. 😏
Cthulhu DMD is one of my favourites as well. I painted the first season and then, after playing all the scenarios, sold it with season 2. Regretted this and 6 months later bought another season 1, which had been painted and season 2, which has now been painted as well. Awaiting season 3. Good call on Lovecraft as a person, as this is often glossed over.
Bloodborne is another favourite of mine. I didn't get all the expansions, but I do have a lot. I am currently painting it all after completing the core box about 12 months ago.
I have to paint season 2 and the Unspeakable Box (which I somehow managed to get my hands on). Then I won’t be too overwhelmed when season 3&4 arrive. 😏
I started out being very impressed with this presentation, i even liked the video. Then i hit the “Lovecraft was a piece of garbage” remark and i changed my like to dislike.
On further contemplation i ended up removing the dislike and actually subscribing.
You are absolutely entitled to your views, and my disagreeing with them, should not influence my appreciation of a well made and informative presentation.
I saw the comment and the exchange about Lovecrafts background and was happy to see a mature and sensible tone.
Hat is off and thumb is up(if only figuratively).