What is the best 2-player horror board game?

Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated 2-player horror board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror round out the top three.

How many 2-player horror board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 240 2-player horror board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

2-player games / Horror

Best 2-player horror board games

The best 2-player horror board games are Arkham Horror The Card Game, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror — the top-rated of 240 2-player horror board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Top horror board games for 2 players

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Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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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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Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6
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Arkham Horror (2005)
1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3
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Mysterium (2015)
2–7 players · 42 min · ★ 7.3
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Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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Ghost Stories (2008)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Elder Sign (2011)
1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0
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Horrified (2019)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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Zombicide (2012)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Mansions of Madness (2011)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3
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Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Cthulhu Wars (2015)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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Arkham Horror (Third Edition) (2018)
1–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4
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Claustrophobia (2009)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
Complexity
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Last Night on Earth The Zombie Game (2007)
2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9
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Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Zombicide Green Horde (2018)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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Shadows of Brimstone Swamps of Death (2014)
1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.0
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Zombicide Season 2 Prison Outbreak (2013)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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The Bloody Inn (2015)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Terror in Meeple City (2013)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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Zombie Kidz Evolution (2018)
2–4 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.8
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Zombie Dice Deluxe (2010)
2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
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Gloom (2005)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3
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AuZtralia (2018)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.4
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The Others (2016)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)
2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3
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Fearsome Floors (2003)
2–7 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Sub Terra (2017)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Zombicide Season 3 Rue Morgue (2015)
1–12 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Escape the Dark Castle (2017)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6
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A Touch of Evil The Supernatural Game (2008)
2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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Doom The Boardgame (2004)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9
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Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Deep Madness (2018)
1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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Lovecraft Letter (2017)
2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2
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Quick horror board games for 2 players (30 minutes or less)

Zombie Kidz Evolution (2018)
2–4 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.8
Complexity
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Zombie Dice Deluxe (2010)
2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
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Room 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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Lovecraft Letter (2017)
2–6 players · 5–15 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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Tides of Madness (2016)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8
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Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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Doomtown Reloaded (2014)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Campy Creatures (2017)
2–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1
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Zombie 15' (2014)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Dark Stories (2004)
2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0
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Resident Evil Deck Building Game (2010)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Frequently asked

What is the best 2-player horror board game?: Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016) is the highest-rated 2-player horror board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 30,213 ratings. Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Eldritch Horror round out the top three.
How many 2-player horror board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 240 2-player horror board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.