The Best Halloween Board Games to play in 2025

Updated for 2025! Halloween is almost upon us! There’s nothing more fun than diving into the spooky season spirit and playing a few spooky board games! I love having a few holiday themed games on our game shelves. These are great to bring out for a few weeks each year and then shelve to build anticipation for the next. It gives everyone, especially kids, something fun to look forward to and helps create special traditions together as a family.  I hope you’ll find something special for your family to enjoy playing together this spooky Halloween season!  The Best Halloween Board Games to play in 2025 Mists Over Carcassonne 1-5 players After a few years with this game, I’m ready to declare it my favorite spooky season game! The first cooperative Carcassonne will have you working together to place tiles expanding the land, quickly getting rid of ghosts, and containing haunts. This is fun for kids and adults and provides a really fun challenge for Carcassonne fans! I love it for both family night and date night! Don’t Go in There 2-5 players This is exactly the type of game we love for Halloween! A wonderfully thematic, spooky yet not scary set collection game. (Some of the cards may be a bit too much for the easily scared kids though, so definitely take a look at them first.) You’ll travel into spooky rooms of a haunted house with your opponents, collecting cards and ghosts. My favorite part is how the box becomes the dice tower you’ll use to drop the glow in the dark ghost dice down. Horrified 1-5 players Horrified is a fun, cooperative game series where you’ll work together to combat a variety of classic monsters who are terrorizing the town. Each Monster provides a unique challenge with requiring different strategies to combat. There are multiple games in the Horrified series, each are stand-alone games and all are fun. We suggest choosing the game that has the monsters you’re most excited about to fight. They really are all such a fun time! Horrified – Horrified: American Monsters – Horrified: Greek Monsters – Horrified: World of Monsters – Horrified Dungeons and Dragons (new for 2025!) Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters (New Edition!) This cooperative, kid-friendly adventure lets your family team up to chase ghosts out of a haunted house before you all get overwhelmed! With simple, luck-driven dice rolls and colorful miniatures, it’s perfect for younger players but challenging enough that even adults will get caught up in the fun and suspense. This game is so good you’ll want to play it year-round. We absolutely LOVE the new edition — the 1 vs All game mode is incredibly fun! Scream! Scream is a quick card game all about surviving the night in a haunted campground. I love the similarities Scream shares with the classic card game golf making it easy to learn.  Using the special card abilities to clear your hand and mix up your opponents’ plans is a lot of fun. This is our go-to quick-to-play, spooky card game this season! Witchcraft! A solo game for halloween you’ll love! Witchcraft invites you to step into the shoes of a powerful witch who leads her coven and tries to convince the suspicious townsfolk that they aren’t witches to survive. With engaging deck-building mechanics and clever decision points, you’ll recruit allies, cast spells, and foil relentless accusations in narrative-driven scenarios. Each session feels like your own Halloween story, full of tension and triumph, and is perfectly tuned for cozy solo play on spooky nights. While a solitaire game, we’ve absolutely loved playing this together for date nights! Phantom Ink If you enjoy word games with a ghostly twist, Phantom Ink is a must-play for Halloween gatherings. Players channel spirits (not really, just theming) to communicate mysterious clues with invisible ink, making for hilarious and suspenseful rounds. It’s the perfect fusion of deduction, creativity, and that playful sense of the supernatural that makes the season special.  Ghost Blitz A speedy reaction game with just the right dose of friendly competition, Ghost Blitz is all about sharp eyes and quick grabs as you snatch ghosts, bottles, and other objects from the table. This one always sparks laughter and excitement, especially when someone grabs the wrong piece in the heat of the moment! It’s compact, easy to learn, and works great for training to ensure you don’t miss out on the last snickers bar from the candy bowl!  Obscurio This beautiful art-driven mystery game is a spooktacular choice for a Halloween game night. With secret roles, you’ll try to work your way out of the Sorcerer’s library with the help of a magical book! But be careful, one of you is trying to make sure you can’t find your escape! Perfect for fans of Dixit and art-driven games! Silver – Card Game Series This clever card game combines deduction and memory as you build the best village while protecting it from werewolves. Each Silver game is standalone, but all offer fast-paced turns and unique character abilities that keep everyone on their toes, and the “swap and snipe” gameplay is super satisfying for gamers who love a little take-that strategy. Also, if you get more than one set, you can mix and match characters. It’s spooky, streamlined, and perfect to play several times in one sitting. Above and Below Haunted In this special twist on the beloved storytelling game, explore mysterious underground tunnels with a spooky haunted touch! Reading narrative encounters by candlelight makes every session feel like a family-friendly ghost story, and the mix of engine building and adventure is pure magic. It’s a relaxing and immersive way to bring the Halloween spirit to your table. BOOoop! 2 Players This two player abstract will get you right in the feels with its cuteness! Boooop is the halloween themed version of Boop and adds Ghost Cats to the mix! If you’re here for a cozy halloween vibe, Boooop is for you. Spellbook 1-4 players There’s no better time than now to...

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