Best board games for 5 players

Find standalone games recommended for 5 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

9,142 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #5,404
BGG rating: 6.2

Cliffhanger

3–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2007

BGG rank: BGG #5,409
BGG rating: 6.4

Temporum

2–5 players
35 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #5,410
BGG rating: 7.1

Master of Respect

3–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2016

BGG rank: BGG #5,413
BGG rating: 6.4

We're Doomed!

4–10 players
15 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #5,414
BGG rating: 6.7

Orient Express

1–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1985

BGG rank: BGG #5,423
BGG rating: 6.2

California

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #5,426
BGG rating: 6.6

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters

2–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,429
BGG rating: 7.5

The Peak Team

1–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,434
BGG rating: 6.4

Dawn Under

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2004

BGG rank: BGG #5,440
BGG rating: 7.7

Hellenica: Story of Greece

1–7 players
120–180 min
Complexity 3.3/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #5,443
BGG rating: 7.5

Party Panda Pirates

2–6 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #5,448
BGG rating: 6.4

Bomb Squad

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #5,453
BGG rating: 6.3

Batman Fluxx

2–6 players
5–30 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #5,454
BGG rating: 7.4

Dioses!

2–6 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,455
BGG rating: 6.7

Paper Safari

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2008

BGG rank: BGG #5,460
BGG rating: 7.8

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse

2–5 players
45–60 min
Complexity 2.5/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #5,462
BGG rating: 6.8

Hot Lead

2–5 players
15 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #5,466
BGG rating: 6.7

Barbarossa

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #5,471
BGG rating: 7.0

Black Vienna

3–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1987

BGG rank: BGG #5,474
BGG rating: 7.7

Peaks

1–6 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.7/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #5,475
BGG rating: 6.4

Axis & Allies: 1941

2–5 players
60–180 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #5,481
BGG rating: 6.7

Graenaland

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2006

BGG rank: BGG #5,482
BGG rating: 6.0

Dungeon!

1–8 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
1975

BGG rank: BGG #5,486
BGG rating: 7.8

Mountain Goats: Legacy

2–5 players
20–45 min
Complexity 1.8/5
2026

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