What is the best 1-player adventure board game?

Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player adventure board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Arkham Horror The Card Game and Mage Knight Board Game round out the top three.

How many 1-player adventure board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 223 1-player adventure board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

1-player games / Adventure

Best 1-player adventure board games

The best 1-player adventure board games are Gloomhaven, Arkham Horror The Card Game and Mage Knight Board Game — the top-rated of 223 1-player adventure board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Gloomhaven (2017) at 8.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Gloomhaven (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
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Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
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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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Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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The 7th Continent (2017)
1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
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Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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Arkham Horror (2005)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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Chronicles of Crime (2018)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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Too Many Bones (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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PARKS (2019)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Mice and Mystics (2012)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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Elder Sign (2011)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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Friday (2011)
1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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Firefly The Game (2013)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Too Many Bones Undertow (2018)
1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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Sleeping Gods (2021)
1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7
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Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Escape Plan (2019)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Zombicide Green Horde (2018)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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Defenders of the Realm (2010)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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Vast The Crystal Caverns (2016)
1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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Dungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Shadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)
1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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Tiny Epic Quest (2017)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Destinies (2021)
1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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The Lost Expedition (2017)
1–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.1
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Massive Darkness (2017)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Quick adventure board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Friday (2011)
1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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Dungeon! (1975)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
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Rising 5 Runes of Asteros (2017)
1–5 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.6
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Dungeon Drop Deluxe (2020)
1–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.0
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Zombie in My Pocket (2007)
1 players · 5 min · ★ 6.3
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Unbroken (2018)
1 players · 15–30 min · ★ 5.9
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Trek 12 (2020)
1–50 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.3
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Killing Parentless Children (2017)
1–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.4
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Space Marine Adventures Labyrinth of the Necrons (2018)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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A4 Quest (2017)
1–2 players · 5–15 min · ★ 6.8
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Delve The Dice Game (2009)
1 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5
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Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player adventure board game?: Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player adventure board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Arkham Horror The Card Game and Mage Knight Board Game round out the top three.
How many 1-player adventure board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 223 1-player adventure board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.