There are a lot of different board games out there, too many to count in fact. But, what this means is that there is a category out there for everyone. Are you a Marvel or Superhero fanatic? There are mountains of board games for you. Love anime? Boy, are there some board games for you. Obsessed with tabletop versions of video games? There’s a ton of them.

But, what about those of you who are fans of giant monsters like King Kong, Godzilla, or even the Monster Hunter franchise? Well, that last one is still in the works but there are plenty of other amazing monster-based board games out there, so let’s look at a few of the best ones.

10 Betrayal At House On The Hill

Betrayal at House on the Hill is a board game where you essentially take on the roles of the Scooby-Doo Gang, exploring a haunted mansion that turns into a variety of different scenarios partway through. Basically, you and a group of friends will spend the first half of the game places down rooms of the Mansion, gathering items or omens and performing multiple skill checks throughout.

But, at a certain point, after an Omen is drawn, one of the players secretly becomes a monster/murderer, and everyone else must either defeat them or escape to win. These monsters that you can become sadly aren’t (typically) of the giant variety, but this is certainly a game for monster fans all the same.

9 Eldritch Horror

Eldritch Horror is another board game that doesn’t feature Kaiju, but rather monsters of the Eldritch nature like Cthulhu or any of the other Great Old Ones. Basically, it’s a spin-off version of Arkham Horror; this time being a bit more focused on a specific subset of monsters.

Both games play very similarly, with up to eight players having to travel around the map, manage their “doom” counters, increase their skills, and solve the mysteries around them. The complexity and atmosphere of this game are its biggest selling points and for good reason. There’s a lot to learn when you first start, but once you get the hang of it you’ll be hooked.

8 King Of Tokyo

In King of Tokyo, you pick from a gigantic cast of playable Kaiju (a lot of which are sold separately or individually), with each one having its own specific playstyle and gimmick. Then, you and the other players simply take turns rolling dice to gather energy, Victory Points, an attack die, or health.

You can use each of these resources in a variety of ways, but the goal of the game is to either get to 20 Victory Points or to beat every other Kaiju in the game. It’s pretty simple, which actually works to its benefit, and all the materials are very high-quality. Plus, the cute, Disney-esque art style makes it a good family game, as well.

7 Monsters Menace America

This next board game is perfect for the younger audience or for those who still embrace their childish side at times. Essentially, you play as the American Military going up against a variety of different Kaiju ranging from Godzilla and King Kong knockoffs or creative designs like gigantic eyeballs or titanic lobsters. What’s extra unique about this one is the quality of the miniatures.

This isn’t a game with cardboard standees, rather each monster has an incredibly well-made miniature that represents it on the board. It’s a bit on an older game, both stylistically and design-wise, but the sheer fact that each player gets to control both their own military and own Kaiju makes this game a real hidden gem.

6 Attack On Titan: The Last Stand

Here’s an interesting one that will bring the anime and monster board game nerds together, Attack on Titan: The Last Stand. Now, the bombastically popular Attack on Titan series has a number of different board games, but the Last Stand is probably the most creative.

In it, one of you gets to play as a Titan, while the rest take on the role of Scout Regiment members like Levi, Eren, Armin, or Mikasa. Then, it’s all a matter of trying to thwart what the Titan Player tries to do, spend your individual dice rolls to do damage to the Titan player, and hopefully wipe them out before they destroy all the cannons or eat all the citizens. A simple game, but very effective.

5 Horrified

Scaling things back a bit in terms of monster size, next up is Horrified, a Universal Studios sanctioned board game in which a team of humans goes up against a slew of iconic monsters such as the beastman, the mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, and more.

The quality of all the parts in this game is top-notch, and the ability to choose how many monsters you go up against based on familiarity is something we’d love to see in more board games of this type. Basically, each monster has a win condition to beat them, and each one is pretty unique, and if players manage to complete all their tasks before the monster kills too many of them or roams around for too long, they win!

4 Monster Lands

Monster Lands is another relatively complex game, and it all has to do with using different colored dice to build a team of mercenaries all geared up to go out and fight monsters.

It’s a game with a lot of different things to do per turn and a ton of amazing character/monster designs. It’s not exactly something Godzilla fans would gravitate towards, but if you’re one of those people who love Adventurer stories in fantasy worlds, this game is likely perfect for you.

3 Kingdom Death Monster

Kingdom Death Monster is on here more as a requirement than as an actual board game we expect anyone to buy. Why? Because it’s so insanely expensive! This one’s for the crazy board game fans, you know, those who have no problem spending thousands of dollars on tabletop games such as Warhammer 40k. But, for those who found KDM on Tabletop Simulator, or those who just happen to have a friend who owns it, this game is the ultimate grim-dark game about trying to survive against insurmountably horrific odds.

You’ll take the role of survivors fighting against man-eating creatures of all varieties way above what you should be able to kill, and the goal is just to last as many years as possible and see and figure out as much of the game as possible. Its absolutely worth the investment, but you need to know that the time allocation for Kingdom Death is insane, as a single play session takes 3+ hours at the very least

2 Monsterpocalypse

We just mentioned miniature board games like Warhammer 40K above, and this next game is even closer to that subset of board game fans than KDM is. Monsterpocalypse is a miniatures game where you get to take control of a few different beautifully designed monsters and the armies they command.

It is sort of similar to Monsters Menace America, but a bit more complex. Sadly it’s only a game for two players, but it’s probably the best board game a Kaiju fan can play, considering your goal is literally to destroy a metropolis as a gigantic monster.

1 Dark Souls & Bloodborne Board Games

If Kingdom Death Monster sounded like fun, but you don’t have 8+ hours a week to dedicate to it, then either the Dark Souls Board Game or Bloodborne Card Game might be more worth your time. Both games are infinitely less complex than KDM, and they do a fantastic job representing the boss fights of the Soulsborne series in tabletop form.

Out of the two, Bloodborne the Card Game is absolutely a bit more of an entry-level board game, while Dark Souls is for those who want a bit more commitment. But, considering some of the horrific monster designs spread throughout these franchises, they seem like great games for monster fans to check out at the very least. And, the Bloodborne game, in particular, even released an expansion that included creatures from its fantastic DLC, so there’s even more to experience.

NEXT: 10 Monsters We Need To See Return In Monster Hunter Rise