Best board games for 1 player
87 board games that play well with 1 player, ranked by BoardGameGeek rating.
Ark Nova
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#4 Modern · 2017Gloomhaven
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#5 Modern · 2023Dune: Imperium – Uprising
1–6 players · ~60 min · 13+
#6 Modern · 2020Dune: Imperium
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#9 Modern · 2016Terraforming Mars
1–5 players · ~120 min · 12+
#11 Modern · 2017Spirit Island
1–4 players · ~90 min · 13+
#12 Modern · 2020Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
1–4 players · ~30 min · 14+
#13 Modern · 2017Gaia Project
1–4 players · ~60 min · 12+
#15 Modern · 2024SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
1–4 players · ~40 min · 14+
#20 Modern · 2022Frosthaven
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#25 Modern · 2018Nemesis
1–5 players · ~90 min · 12+
#26 Modern · 2016Scythe
1–5 players · ~115 min · 14+
#27 Modern · 2016A Feast for Odin
1–4 players · ~30 min · 12+
#30 Modern · 2020Lost Ruins of Arnak
1–4 players · ~30 min · 12+
#33 Modern · 2016Arkham Horror: The Card Game
1–2 players · ~60 min · 14+
#37 Modern · 2017Too Many Bones
1–4 players · ~60 min · 12+
#38 Modern · 2019Wingspan
1–5 players · ~40 min · 10+
#39 Modern · 2019Barrage
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#40 Gateway · 2011Mage Knight Board Game
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#42 Modern · 2020Kanban EV
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#44 Modern · 2018Everdell
1–4 players · ~40 min · 10+
#45 Modern · 2015Viticulture Essential Edition
1–6 players · ~45 min · 13+
#47 Modern · 2022Heat: Pedal to the Metal
1–6 players · ~30 min · 10+
#48 Modern · 2019Marvel Champions: The Card Game
1–4 players · ~45 min · 14+
#52 Modern · 2018Underwater Cities
1–4 players · ~80 min · 12+
#53 Modern · 2019Pax Pamir: Second Edition
1–5 players · ~45 min · 13+
#54 Modern · 2019Cthulhu: Death May Die
1–5 players · ~90 min · 14+
#55 Modern · 2024Harmonies
1–4 players · ~30 min · 10+
#58 Modern · 2020On Mars
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#60 Modern · 2021Cascadia
1–4 players · ~30 min · 10+
#61 Modern · 2017Anachrony
1–4 players · ~30 min · 15+
#62 Gateway · 2013Caverna: The Cave Farmers
1–7 players · ~30 min · 12+
#63 Modern · 2022Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
1–4 players · ~30 min · 14+
#64 Gateway · 2007Agricola
1–5 players · ~30 min · 12+
#69 Modern · 2017Lisboa
1–4 players · ~60 min · 12+
#70 Modern · 2023The White Castle
1–4 players · ~80 min · 12+
#72 Modern · 2021Sleeping Gods
1–4 players · ~60 min · 13+
#76 Modern · 2017Clans of Caledonia
1–4 players · ~30 min · 12+
#77 Modern · 2024Endeavor: Deep Sea
1–4 players · ~60 min · 10+
#78 Modern · 2016Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
1–5 players · ~120 min · 14+
#82 Gateway · 2008Le Havre
1–5 players · ~30 min · 12+
#84 Modern · 2015The Gallerist
1–4 players · ~60 min · 13+
#90 Modern · 2019Maracaibo
1–4 players · ~30 min · 12+
#96 Modern · 2015Kingdom Death: Monster
1–4 players · ~60 min · 17+
#103 Gateway · 2014Fields of Arle
1–2 players · ~60 min · 13+
#108 Modern · 2016Aeon's End
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#110 Modern · 2018Teotihuacan: City of Gods
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#120 Gateway · 2012Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#124 Modern · 2024Wyrmspan
1–5 players · ~90 min · 14+
#136 Modern · 2023Nucleum
1–4 players · ~60 min · 14+
#138 Gateway · 2013Eldritch Horror
1–8 players · ~120 min · 14+
#139 Gateway · 2002Age of Steam
1–6 players · ~120 min · 13+
#143 Modern · 2019The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
1–5 players · ~60 min · 14+
#164 Modern · 2017The 7th Continent
1–4 players · ~5 min · 14+
#172 Modern · 2024Civolution
1–4 players · ~90 min · 14+
#180 Modern · 2019PARKS
1–5 players · ~30 min · 10+
#184 Modern · 2019Cartographers
1–100 players · ~30 min · 10+
#191 Modern · 2019Star Wars: Outer Rim
1–4 players · ~120 min · 14+
#194 Modern · 2021Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
1–4 players · ~45 min · 14+
#198 Modern · 2019The Isle of Cats
1–4 players · ~60 min · 8+
#206 Mid-Century · 1981Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
1–8 players · ~60 min · 13+
#210 Modern · 2023Earth
1–5 players · ~45 min · 13+
#214 Modern · 2018Welcome To...
1–100 players · ~25 min · 10+
#215 Modern · 2022John Company: Second Edition
1–6 players · ~90 min · 13+
#219 Modern · 2017This War of Mine: The Board Game
1–6 players · ~45 min · 18+
#229 Gateway · 2012Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
1–5 players · ~120 min · 14+
#245 Gateway · 2011Ora et Labora
1–4 players · ~60 min · 13+
#271 Modern · 2020Calico
1–4 players · ~30 min · 10+
#297 Modern · 2019Tapestry
1–5 players · ~90 min · 12+
#299 Modern · 2016Roll Player
1–4 players · ~60 min · 10+
#301 Modern · 2020Hallertau
1–4 players · ~50 min · 12+
#320 Modern · 2023Apiary
1–5 players · ~60 min · 14+
#325 Modern · 2022Dorfromantik: The Board Game
1–6 players · ~30 min · 8+
#331 Modern · 2021Oath
1–6 players · ~45 min · 10+
#332 Gateway · 2013Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
1–5 players · ~120 min · 14+
#391 Gateway · 2013Glass Road
1–4 players · ~20 min · 13+
#422 Modern · 2015Burgle Bros.
1–4 players · ~45 min · 12+
#543 Modern · 2017Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls
1–5 players · ~60 min · 13+
#639 Gateway · 2004Ingenious
1–4 players · ~30 min · 8+
#760 Modern · 2022Verdant
1–5 players · ~45 min · 10+
#764 Gateway · 2012Zombicide
1–6 players · ~60 min · 14+
#765 Modern · 2021Living Forest
1–4 players · ~40 min · 10+
#854 Gateway · 2012Tokaido
1–5 players · ~45 min · 8+
#1462 Modern · 2017Massive Darkness
1–6 players · ~120 min · 14+
Mid-Century · 1965Operation
1–6 players · ~10 min · 6+
Modern · 2019Wingspan: European Expansion
1–5 players · ~40 min · 10+
Modern · 2023The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
1–4 players · ~70 min · 12+