The Best Board Games for Adults

This collection filters for games with a publisher age rating of 18 or higher, with a minimum BGG rating of 6.0. The result is a curated set of games that justify their adult rating through meaningful content, not shock value.

You will find survival horror games that confront genuine moral dilemmas, dark comedy party games built on adult humor, war simulations that don\'t sanitize the human cost, and thematic experiences that deal with mature subject matter in ways that provoke thought. These games trust their audience to engage with difficult themes — and reward that trust with experiences you will not find anywhere else in the hobby.