Some curated list of board games available in the US during 2025.
Here is the curated list of 20 top-selling and critically acclaimed campaign board games available in the U.S. market in 2025,.
1. Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (Cooperative / Legacy): The groundbreaking title that defined the Legacy genre, offering a tense, evolving 12–24 session narrative with permanent board and rule changes.
2. Frosthaven (Dungeon Crawler / Legacy): A massive, complex, and highly praised follow-up to Gloomhaven, featuring a 100-scenario campaign set in a remote outpost. It is considered a monumental, supremely designed legacy game.
3. Gloomhaven (Dungeon Crawler / Legacy): The gold standard of fantasy legacy dungeon crawlers, known for its deep tactical combat, evolving characters, and a massive 90+ scenario world.
4. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (Dungeon Crawler / RPG-Lite): Highly acclaimed for streamlining the Gloomhaven experience into a more approachable and faster-to-learn campaign.
5. Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West (Route-Building / Legacy): A highly popular, accessible Legacy experience that transforms the classic Ticket to Ride into a full campaign across the American frontier.
6. Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated (Deck-Building / Legacy): A story-driven, comedic adventure where players write on the board and unlock new mechanics as they build an expansive corporate franchise.
7. The King’s Dilemma (Narrative / Political Thriller): A unique, non-traditional Legacy game focused entirely on moral choices, interactive narrative development, and political intrigue with lasting consequences.
8. Betrayal Legacy (Horror / Legacy): Weaves a haunting house built over multiple generations and sessions, based on the classic Betrayal at House on the Hill.
9. My City (Tile-Laying / Legacy): A critically acclaimed, accessible title perfect for beginners to the Legacy genre, featuring a campaign of 24 quick, 20-minute sessions.
10. Charterstone (Worker-Placement / Legacy): Features fantastic production quality from Stonemaier Games where players collectively build and customize a village over a 12-session campaign.
11. Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall (Cooperative / RPG-Lite): A beautifully designed cooperative Legacy game praised for its simple-to-grasp yet challenging combat mechanics and high production value.
12. The Rise of Queensdale (Resource Management / Legacy): An appealing Eurogame that focuses on a strong sense of progression, featuring unique dice customization through sticker mechanics during the campaign.
13. Risk Legacy (Area Control / Legacy): The game that is widely credited with starting the entire Legacy trend, transforming the classic Risk into an evolving war saga.
14. Machi Koro Legacy (Dice-Rolling / Light Campaign): A light, breezy ten-session campaign that maintains the charming simplicity of the original Machi Koro while introducing gradual legacy elements.
15. Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Action / Cooperative Campaign): A cooperative installment in the popular Unmatched series where players work together to defeat enemies like Shredder and Krang.
16. The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era (RPG / Adventure Campaign): A highly anticipated licensed RPG board game with a strong fantasy theme, set to launch in 2025.
17. The Dark Quarter (Narrative / Adventure Campaign): A cooperative, narrative-focused fantasy RPG from the makers of Chronicles of Crime, set in a dark version of 1980s New Orleans.
18. Shackleton Base (Cooperative / Survival): A strong seller in 2025, this is a cooperative survival game set in the harsh Antarctic wilderness, drawing inspiration from the legendary explorer.
19. Zombie Kidz Evolution (Family / Legacy (Co-op)): The first Legacy game specifically designed for children, offering an excellent, cooperative introduction to the evolving rules mechanic.
20. Undaunted: Stalingrad (Wargame / Campaign): A highly regarded, long-term campaign game focused on tactical World War II combat, offering significant strategic depth over a continuous war story.