Arkham Horror: Third Edition – Cooperative Horror Board Game

Darkness Rises. The Veil Weakens. You Are All That Stands Between Worlds.

Welcome to Arkham, Massachusetts — a quiet New England town where whispers of cults, cosmic horrors, and ancient secrets stir beneath the surface. In Arkham Horror: Third Edition, players step into the 1920s as brave investigators racing to prevent the rise of the Ancient Ones and stop the apocalypse before it begins.
Face madness, mystery, and monsters in a story-driven battle for reality itself.

Based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, this fully cooperative board game supports 1–6 players as they fight to contain eldritch threats, gather clues, banish doom, and survive nightmarish encounters. With a modular board, scenario-driven gameplay, and multiple action phases, each session is a pulse-pounding blend of narrative tension and tactical choices.

Game Info

• Players: 1–6

• Ages: 14+

• Playing Time: 120–180 minutes

• Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games

• Designers: Nikki Valens, Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson

• Genre: Cooperative / Horror / Narrative Adventure

• Setting: 1920s Arkham / Lovecraftian Mythos

Features

• Explore a modular, tile-based city of Arkham with a dynamic map

• Face the horrors of the Mythos Phase, encounter monsters, and resolve rituals

• Perform actions like Warding, Researching, Fighting, and Evading

• Scenario-based storytelling with multiple paths to victory (or defeat)

• Features rich lore, detailed investigator characters, and customizable skill progress

• Supports solo play and highly thematic group sessions

What’s in a Turn?

• Action Phase: Move, gather resources, ward doom, battle monsters, and investigate

• Monster Phase: Face off against terrifying mythos-born creatures

• Encounter Phase: Explore locations and resolve narrative encounters

• Mythos Phase: Unleash the unpredictable and advance the ancient threat

Why You’ll Love It

Arkham Horror: Third Edition is the definitive story-driven horror board game, combining tactical gameplay with emergent narrative drama. Perfect for fans of the mythos, mystery lovers, and cooperative game enthusiasts, every playthrough tells a new story of struggle against the unknowable.
Gather your courage. The Ancient Ones stir. Only you can stop them.