- BGG rank
- BGG #5,740
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Apocalypse Road
- 2–10 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.4/5
- 2020
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.
Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,741
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Pirates of the Spanish Main
- 2–10 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2004
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,742
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Cosmic Factory
- 2–6 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,743
- BGG rating
- 8.3
18USA
- 2–7 players
- 420–540 min
- Complexity 4.6/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,744
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Amun-Re: The Card Game
- 2–5 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,749
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Classic Art
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 1996
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,750
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Clue: Harry Potter Edition
- 3–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2008
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,751
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Nertz
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 1930
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,753
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Sneaks & Snitches
- 2–5 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2010
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,754
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Import / Export: Definitive Edition
- 2–6 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,764
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Pick-a-Dog
- 1–5 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,772
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Pax Penning
- 3–5 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,775
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Locus
- 1–5 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.6/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,788
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Fast Forward: FEAR
- 2–5 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,793
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Rumble in the Dungeon
- 3–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,795
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Free Ride USA
- 1–5 players
- 50–90 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,796
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Guards of Atlantis: Tabletop MOBA
- 2–9 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,799
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Space Beans
- 2–6 players
- 40 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 1999
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,804
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Panic Station
- 4–6 players
- 40 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,809
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Feudality
- 2–6 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,813
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Knister
- 1–12 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,817
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Lunar Base
- 2–6 players
- 15–30 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,819
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Lemming Mafia
- 3–6 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,820
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Valor & Villainy: Lludwik's Labyrinth
- 1–6 players
- 90–150 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2023
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