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 #6,183
BGG rating: 6.4

Frantic

2–8 players
5–45 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #6,188
BGG rating: 8.3

The Queen's Dilemma

3–6 players
60–90 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #6,189
BGG rating: 6.4

Vino

3–5 players
90 min
Complexity 3.0/5
1999

BGG rank: BGG #6,190
BGG rating: 6.9

Cat Between Us

2–6 players
15–40 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2024

BGG rank: BGG #6,195
BGG rating: 8.5

Malhya: Lands of Legends

1–5 players
60–180 min
Complexity 3.6/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #6,203
BGG rating: 7.6

Here Lies

2–5 players
30–50 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #6,205
BGG rating: 6.5

Pearls

2–6 players
15 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #6,208
BGG rating: 6.1

Aquarius

2–5 players
10–30 min
Complexity 1.1/5
1998

BGG rank: BGG #6,212
BGG rating: 8.3

Die Drei Kolosse

1–6 players
120–360 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2023

BGG rank: BGG #6,213
BGG rating: 7.2

Exodus Fleet

2–5 players
60–120 min
Complexity 2.9/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #6,214
BGG rating: 6.5

Fairytale Gloom

2–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #6,215
BGG rating: 7.9

DECKO

2–5 players
20–60 min
Complexity 2.4/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #6,221
BGG rating: 6.7

CapCom Street Fighter Deck-Building Game

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #6,223
BGG rating: 6.8

CULTivate

2–5 players
20–50 min
Complexity 1.5/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #6,231
BGG rating: 6.7

Ghosts Galore

2–5 players
20–30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #6,233
BGG rating: 6.4

Cardline: Globetrotter

2–7 players
15 min
Complexity 1.4/5
2013

BGG rank: BGG #6,236
BGG rating: 6.3

Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean

3–6 players
120 min
Complexity 3.0/5
2005

BGG rank: BGG #6,237
BGG rating: 7.2

Cult: Choose Your God Wisely

2–5 players
45–90 min
Complexity 2.8/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,238
BGG rating: 6.5

Flotsam Fight

2–6 players
30 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #6,239
BGG rating: 8.7

Cysmic

1–6 players
60–180 min
Complexity 3.4/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #6,242
BGG rating: 6.5

Gobbit

2–8 players
10–20 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2012

BGG rank: BGG #6,243
BGG rating: 6.8

The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Pendants

2–5 players
45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2009

BGG rank: BGG #6,246
BGG rating: 6.4

Das Amulett

3–6 players
60 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #6,247
BGG rating: 6.6

Icehouse

3–5 players
20 min
Complexity 2.6/5
1989

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