Cthulhu in Board Games
Cthulhu, originally created by writer H.P. Lovecraft, embodies the essence of cosmic horror and has been a popular motif in board games. These games often center around investigation, madness, and unspeakable horrors.
Popular Titles
- Arkham Horror: A cooperative adventure game set in H.P. Lovecraft's haunted city of Arkham.
- Eldritch Horror: Players travel worldwide to solve mysteries and thwart the Great Old Ones.
- Mansions of Madness: Combines role-playing and strategy while investigating eerie locations.
Gameplay Elements
- Cooperative Play: Players often work together to combat the encroaching darkness.
- Role-Playing: Many Cthulhu games encourage players to assume the roles of detectives, scholars, and other archetypes.
- Psychological Stress: A mechanic where characters accumulate madness, affecting their abilities and decisions.
Theme Integration
Cthulhu themes permeate these games with ancient tomes, eldritch creatures, and a pervasive sense of doom, reinforcing Lovecraft's mythos in a tangible way. Players enjoy the immersion into a world where humanity is not at the top of the food chain.
Cthulhu themed games published by Game Harbor
Expand your Cthulhu: Death May Die games with even more unspeakable horrors!This Kickstarter Exclusive box includes the following stretch goals:5 plastic dashboard trays 18 new Investigator figures and boards Yog-Sothoth Elder One Box Dagon Elder One...
Cthulhu - Death May Die: Unspeakable Box (Kickstarter Exclusive)
$309.49
Fully compatible with any Episode, this powerful Elder One uses its numerous Dark Young spawn to overwhelm the investigators and consume the world! Mechanisms:• Cooperative Game• Variable Player Powers 7 Plastic Miniatures 1 Black Goat of the Woods 6...
Cthulhu: Death May Die - Black Goat of the Woods Expansion
$24.99
$19.99
Cthulhu themed games published by Steve Jackson Games
Cthulhu themed games published by GaGa Games
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Marc Brouillon
Horror and Cthulhu themed games
Cthulhu themed games published by Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
Cthulhu themed games designed by MJ Newman
Cthulhu themed Collectible Components games
Adventure and Cthulhu themed games
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Dmitry Vishnevsky
Tides of Madness
-55%
$19.95
$8.99
Tides of Madness is a sequel to the award-winning card game Tides of Time. Set in the H.P. Lovecraft mythos, it puts players on the edge of madness - while drafting cards, players will not only look at abilities and scoring options, but also at madness...
mixed, 67%
12 y/o +
2 players
20 minutes
Light
Card Game
Fantasy
Horror
Closed Drafting
Multi-Use Cards
Set Collection
Sudden Death Ending
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Tomasz Jedruszek
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Adam Lane
"Once more I ventured within those brooding ruins that swelled beneath the sand..." -H.P. Lovecraft, "The Nameless City"We think we know the history of the Earth, but there are secrets that lie beyond our reckoning and truths that could undo our entire...
Arkham Horror LCG: The Forgotten Age Deluxe Expansion
$32.99
$15.96
Heart of the Elders is the third Mythos Pack in The Forgotten Age Cycle.Following the events of The Boundary Beyond, you and your team of investigators head deep into the jungles of southern Mexico in search of an ancient, forgotten cavern. After several...
Arkham Horror LCG: Heart of the Elders Mythos Pack
$19.95
$12.95
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Jacob Murray
The Door Is OpenThe grimy alleys and looming mansions of Arkham harbor eldritch forces, terrifying secrets, and unspeakable monsters. Within these ancient buildings, gibbering madmen and cultists call upon the Ancient Ones, and beasts unknown by mortal...
Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition)
$109.99
$87.92
A City in Peril...The flickering lamps on every street corner fail to dispel the darkness that lurks in Arkham. In the quiet halls of Miskatonic University, academics strive to gain answers that were never meant to be known. The relics displayed in the...
Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition): Streets of Arkham Expansion
$69.99
$55.99
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Adrian Smith
This Elder One box introduces Yog-Sothoth and its unholy spawn, Wilbur Whateley, to Cthulhu: Death May Die. Fully compatible with any Episode, this Elder One fills the world with shifting Gates to other dimensions, making reality a living hell for the...
Cthulhu: Death May Die - Yog-Sothoth Expansion
$24.99
$18.56
Kickstarter exclusive figure and dashboard.
Cthulhu - Death May Die: Scarlett Hayes Promo (Kickstarter Exclusive)
$70.00
Cthulhu themed games published by Stratelibri
Cthulhu themed Campaign Game
Cthulhu themed Hidden Roles games
Cthulhu themed games published by Mirakulus
Keep the Heroes Out: Great Dreamer Expansion, The
$59.95
This expansion brings Cthulhu as a playable Monster and Loot cards to be shuffled and played in all available scenarios!*Requires Keep the Heroes Out to be played*Components:Cthulhu Meeple 19 Cards 2 Rule Cards
very positive, 88%
14 y/o +
1 to 4 players
40 minutes
Relaxed
Cthulhu
Fantasy
