The Horrified series of board games by Ravensburger pits players against iconic monsters with a handful of expansions spanning across pop culture and mythology. Over six years, players have gone up against creatures of the night, such as the Universal monsters, elder evils like Cthulhu, and mythical monsters like the Minotaur and Medusa. Now, the latest edition has players taking on the most fearsome beasts from Dungeons & Dragons lore.
Aptly titled Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons, the game takes place in the Forgotten Realms (the same setting seen in Baldur’s Gate 3) and features heroes and locations inspired by the game’s extensive worldbuilding and lore. While out on August 10, Ravensburger supplied GameSpot with an advance copy of Horrified: D&D, which is more than a repackaged version of other entries in the Horrified series with D&D wrapping paper.
If you’re new to Horrified, the setup is simple and extremely modular: Your team’s goal is to defeat all the monsters in play, each of which has unique challenges and puzzles before you can take them on. Players generally have four actions per turn where they can move around the game board, collect items, solve puzzles, and escort NPCs to safety, all while fending off the monsters at large. After each player’s turn, they then take the monsters’ actions, which are controlled by a monster deck, adding tension and unpredictability.
