Sub Terra / Similar games
18 games like Sub Terra
The best games like Sub Terra are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Burgle Bros. and Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, exploration, horror with Sub Terra.
Every alternative below links to its own Sub Terra-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Sub Terra’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 2. Burgle Bros. (2015)Shares with Sub Terra: Exploration, Maze, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement +2 more · 6 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (100%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
- Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 4. Claustrophobia (2009)Shares with Sub Terra: Horror, Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
- 5. Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Dice Rolling, Map Addition, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
- 7. Nagaraja (2019)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Maze, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
- 8. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 9. Magic Maze (2017)Shares with Sub Terra: Exploration, Maze, Cooperative Game, Grid Movement, Map Addition, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–6 players · scales to 8 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
- 10. Room 25 (2013)Shares with Sub Terra: Exploration, Horror, Maze, Cooperative Game, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
- 11. Arcadia Quest (2014)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 12. Betrayal Legacy (2018)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
- 13. Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
- 14. Massive Darkness (2017)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 15. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Map Addition +1 more · 5 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (83%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +1.1 heavier
- 16. The 7th Continent (2017)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Cooperative Game, Grid Movement, Map Addition, Modular Board · 4 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~443 min longer · +0.8 heavier
- 17. Burgle Bros 2 The Casino Capers (2021)Shares with Sub Terra: Exploration, Maze, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement +1 more · 5 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (83%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
- 18. HeroQuest (1989)Shares with Sub Terra: Adventure, Exploration, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 3 of Sub Terra’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Sub Terra: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Sub Terra?
- Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016) is the closest match to Sub Terra, sharing adventure, exploration, horror. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Sub Terra?
- Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Burgle Bros., Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Sub Terra in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Mansions of Madness Second Edition harder than Sub Terra?
- Compared with Sub Terra, Mansions of Madness Second Edition is +0.6 heavier and ~90 min longer (2.7 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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