1-player games / Exploration
Best 1-player exploration board games
The best 1-player exploration board games are Gloomhaven, Mage Knight Board Game and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island — the top-rated of 170 1-player exploration 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
Complexity
Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
Complexity
Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
The 7th Continent (2017)
1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1
Complexity
Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Maracaibo (2019)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
Complexity
On Mars (2020)
1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
This War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Mice and Mystics (2012)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Burgle Bros. (2015)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Sleeping Gods (2021)
1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7
Complexity
Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
Escape Plan (2019)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Vast The Crystal Caverns (2016)
1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Dungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Shadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)
1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
Complexity
Cloudspire (2019)
1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.3
Complexity
My Little Scythe (2017)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Paleo (2020)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9
Complexity
Destinies (2021)
1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
Complexity
The Lost Expedition (2017)
1–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Massive Darkness (2017)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
AuZtralia (2018)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Fallout (2017)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Sub Terra (2017)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
Complexity
Unlock! Heroic Adventures (2018)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
Heroes of Land (2018)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
The City of Kings (2018)
1–4 players · 45–180 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Dungeon Fighter (2011)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
Complexity
Merchant of Venus (Second Edition) (2012)
1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Warhammer Quest (1995)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD (2018)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.7
Complexity
Onirim (2010)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Quick exploration board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)
Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
Complexity
Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
Complexity
Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Onirim (2010)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
Trails of Tucana (2019)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Dungeon! (1975)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
Complexity
Zombie in My Pocket (2007)
1 players · 5 min · ★ 6.3
Complexity
Small Islands (2018)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
Bargain Basement Bathysphere (2018)
1 players · 10–15 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
Saboteur The Duel Teaser Game (2014)
1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
Complexity
Desolate (2018)
1 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
Frequently asked
- What is the best 1-player exploration board game?
- Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player exploration board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Mage Knight Board Game and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island round out the top three.
- How many 1-player exploration board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 170 1-player exploration board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.
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