What is the best 1-player fantasy board game?

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

How many 1-player fantasy board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 307 1-player fantasy board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

1-player games / Fantasy

Best 1-player fantasy board games

The best 1-player fantasy board games are Gloomhaven, Spirit Island and Arkham Horror The Card Game — the top-rated of 307 1-player fantasy 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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Spirit Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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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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Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0
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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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Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1
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Eldritch Horror (2013)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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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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Aeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
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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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Cartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)
1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Ghost Stories (2008)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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The Isle of Cats (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Roll Player (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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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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Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Too Many Bones Undertow (2018)
1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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Aeon's End Legacy (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
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Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)
1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.4
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Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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Thunderstone (2009)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Aeon's End The New Age (2019)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7
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Castle Panic Wood Edition (2009)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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One Deck Dungeon (2016)
1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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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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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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Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)
1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5
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Vast The Crystal Caverns (2016)
1–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)
1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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Quick fantasy board games for 1 player (30 minutes or less)

Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1
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Ascension Storm of Souls (2011)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Ascension Return of the Fallen (2011)
1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Onirim (2010)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Sylvion (2015)
1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Samurai Spirit (2014)
1–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Dungeon Roll (2013)
1–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1
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Ascension Immortal Heroes (2012)
1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Aerion (2019)
1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5
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Ascension Realms Unraveled (2014)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Frequently asked

What is the best 1-player fantasy board game?: Gloomhaven (2017) is the highest-rated 1-player fantasy board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.8/10 from 44,354 ratings. Spirit Island and Arkham Horror The Card Game round out the top three.
How many 1-player fantasy board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 307 1-player fantasy board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.