What is the best 5-player zombies board game?

Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014) is the highest-rated 5-player zombies board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 40,068 ratings. Zombicide and Dead of Winter The Long Night round out the top three.

How many 5-player zombies board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 53 5-player zombies board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

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Best 5-player zombies board games

The best 5-player zombies board games are Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game, Zombicide and Dead of Winter The Long Night — the top-rated of 53 5-player zombies board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Zombicide (2012)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Last Night on Earth The Zombie Game (2007)
2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9
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Zombicide Season 2 Prison Outbreak (2013)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Zombie Dice Deluxe (2010)
2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
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Zombicide Season 3 Rue Morgue (2015)
1–12 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Zombicide Invader (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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Tiny Epic Zombies (2018)
1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Maximum Apocalypse (2018)
1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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Zombies!!! Third Edition (2001)
2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 5.8
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Zombies!!! Third Edition (2001)
2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 5.8
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A Study in Emerald (Second Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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City of Horror (2012)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7
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Mall of Horror (2005)
3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.6
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Zombie Fluxx (2007)
2–6 players · 10–40 min · ★ 6.0
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Last Night on Earth Timber Peak (2012)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Zombicide 2nd Edition (2021)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.2
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Munchkin Zombies Guest Artist Edition (2011)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.2
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Flick 'em Up! Dead of Winter (2017)
1–10 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7
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Carnival Zombie (2013)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
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Zombies!!! 2 Zombie Corps(e) (2002)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.0
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Zombicide Dark Side (2019)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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Zombies!!! 3 Mall Walkers (2003)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.1
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Zombies!!! 4 The End... (2004)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.2
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Give Me the Brain! (1996)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 5.8
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Zombies!!! 3.5 Not Dead Yet (2003)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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Lord of the Fries (1998)
3–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0
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Night of the Living Dead A Zombicide Game (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Nightfall The Coldest War (2012)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Zombie State Diplomacy of the Dead (2010)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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Dark Darker Darkest (2013)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.3
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Rise of the Necromancers (2018)
2–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Dead Panic (2013)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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Zombie Plague (2001)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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La Fallera Calavera (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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BANG! The Walking Dead (2014)
4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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The Walking Dead The Board Game (2011)
1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 5.7
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All Things Zombie The Boardgame (2009)
1–6 players · 40 min · ★ 6.2
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Axis & Allies & Zombies (2018)
2–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.8
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Humans!!! (2008)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 5.8
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Zombie in My Pocket (2010)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
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Virus (2016)
1–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.4
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When Darkness Comes The Awakening (2002)
1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 5.6
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Student Bodies (2014)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5
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Card of the Dead (2011)
2–5 players · 15 min · ★ 5.5
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The Walking Dead Card Game (2013)
2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 5.5
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Quick zombies board games for 5 players (30 minutes or less)

Zombie Dice Deluxe (2010)
2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
Complexity
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Give Me the Brain! (1996)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 5.8
Complexity
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La Fallera Calavera (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
Complexity
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BANG! The Walking Dead (2014)
4–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
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Zombie in My Pocket (2010)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
Complexity
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Card of the Dead (2011)
2–5 players · 15 min · ★ 5.5
Complexity
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The Walking Dead Card Game (2013)
2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 5.5
Complexity
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I Hate Zombies (2015)
2–12 players · 15 min · ★ 5.2
Complexity
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Mmm ... Brains! (2006)
3–5 players · 15 min · ★ 5.3
Complexity
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Frequently asked

What is the best 5-player zombies board game?: Dead of Winter A Crossroads Game (2014) is the highest-rated 5-player zombies board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 40,068 ratings. Zombicide and Dead of Winter The Long Night round out the top three.
How many 5-player zombies board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 53 5-player zombies board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.