Highlights
- Ravensburger is releasing a new game called Horrified: Greek Monsters, which features famous creatures from ancient Greek mythology like Gorgons and Minotaurs.
- The game is designed to be played in just an hour and is a cooperative game for up to five players. It is easy to learn but offers a lot of replayability.
- Horrified: Greek Monsters introduces a new mechanic called Lairs, where players have to discover hidden monster lairs. The game features high-quality figures, a vibrant board, and redesigned cards to fit the Greek theme.
Ravensburger has announced the latest in its Horrified series of spooky board games, and this time we’re heading to the underworld in Horrified: Greek Monsters.
Following on from Universal Monsters and American Monsters, Greek Monsters will include famous creatures like Gorgons, Cerberus, and even Minotaurs as you venture into their lairs across the ancient Greek world.
Designed to be played in just an hour, Horrified is a co-op game for up to five players that has you explore the world and face off against the most famous monsters. Meant to be easy to learn, but full of replayability, older editions have had you work against the likes of the Invisible Man, Dracula, and the Creature From The Black Lagoon, or, in American Monsters, classic cryptids like the Chupacabra, Jersey Devil, and the Ozark Howler.
Horrified: Greek Monsters
Head to the Isle of Elysium and hunt down six of the Greek world's most famous mythological monsters. Collect powers, find their lairs, and try and put them back in Pandora's box with this co-op tabletop game for up to five players. Including six high-quality figures, a gorgeous board, and a new lair mechanic to keep things fresh, this new take on Horrified will have you coming back to the Greek world time and time again.
- Player Count
- 1-5
- Age Recommendation
- 10+
- Length per Game
- 60 minutes
- Franchise Name
- Horrified
- Publishing Co
- Ravensburger
Playing as avatars chosen by the gods of Olympus, this edition of Horrified introduces a new Lairs mechanic to add a bit of suspense and unpredictability. You won’t know which monster you’ve found until you reveal their lairs hidden across the Isle of Elysium. These could be locations like Medusa’s Statue Garden, the Labyrinth of Knossos, and even the door to the Underworld. Taking on the monsters won’t be easy, as you’ll need to work out their weaknesses and pick up unique abilities to stop them – though you can scale the difficulty up and down by adding more monsters into the mix.
All in all, there are six Greek monsters to encounter: the Minotaur, Cerberus, the Chimera, Medusa, the Siren, and the Basilisk. Horrified is a series known for its impeccable aesthetic, and Greek Monsters looks set to be no exception, with high-quality figures, redesigned cards to fully fit the Greek theme, and a vibrant board. Even compared to the older versions of Horrified, Greek Monsters looks like a massive step up, with more detail than we’ve ever seen before.
In a press release announcing Horrified: Greek Monsters, game development manager at Ravensburger North America Mike Mulvihill said “After tackling our favorite cryptids in Horrified: American Monsters, we wanted to gamify some of the most iconic monsters in the world, so of course we found inspiration in Greek myths. Horrified: Greek Monsters is filled with surprises for first-time and long-time Horrified players from bold and vibrant art direction to the new Lairs mechanic.”
Horrified: Greek Monsters is set to launch on October 1 on Amazon, in Target, and in your local game store, with preorders opening on September 5. Costing $34.99, it could be a perfect game to bust out just in time for Halloween.