Best Co Op Board Games of May 2021

For 1-4 players; Ages 12+; 60-120 minute playing time

A game of Euro-inspired tactical combat in a persistent world of shifting motive

A game with a persistent and changing world that is ideally played over many game sessions

Suitable for 1 to 4 players

Playing time ranges from 90 to 120 minutes

Complex and thematic cooperative game

Resident Evil 2: The Board Game is a co-operative survival horror game for 1-4 players set in the Resident Evil universe.

Players choose from a number of familiar characters before venturing into the zombie-infested streets and buildings of Raccoon City in a desperate fight to escape the nightmare!

World-class miniatures and innovative new mechanics help deliver an experience that captures the essence of the much-loved original video games while offering new twists and turns.

Number of players: 1 - 4 // Playing time: 90 - 120 Minutes

High quality components and fun, accessible gameplay

Fun tile drafting and tile placement mechanics

For 2 4 artisans, age 8 and up

Game plays in 30 40 minutes

The incredibly popular, multi award winning civilization building board game of harvesting and trading resources

Players control their own civilization and look to spread across a modular hex board in a competition for victory points

Beware the robber’s nefarious plans as he steals resources and plunders the wealthy

3 to 4 players, 60 minutes, ages over 10. To play with 5–6 players, the 5–6 player extension is required.

For 2-5 Players

90 minute playing time

Great co-op game

Playable in 100 minutes

For ages 12 plus

For two to five players

Ages 13 and up

Playable in 100 minutes

2 to 6 players

30 minutes playtime

No two games are ever the same - and with two rule sets and 3 different difficulty levels there is a challenge to be had for all

A 1-6 player cooperative game of terrifying cave escape for ages 10+

Players take the role of amateur Caverns attempting to escape an unexplored Network of subterranean tunnels

Players must escape before the lights flicker out or the darker things beneath the earth catch up to them

Players have a roles which give them special abilities, e.g.: engineer with Dynamite to blast a new route or a Scout to find a route more easily

Tiles are drawn from a randomized stack of cave features, which determine whether you'll run into a dead end or a range of new options.

Officially Licensed

1-6 Players

Ages 13+

45-90 Minutes Playing Time

A Game by Mike Gnade

Up to 7 players

Tense and exciting co-operative fun!

18 characters to play, Each with their own strengths

Increasing difficulty as the Game continues pushes players to work together

Band together; Forge the fantasy; Live the legend

2-4 Players, 60-90 minute playing time

8 page fully illustrated rulebook

Live the legendary tales as you unite to battle ever-encroaching enemy forces

High quality components

Dead Men Tell No Tales is a co-operative game for 2-5 players. The game uses the common Action Point system to determine what a player does on their turn. With a twist. As players work together, they can pass their Actions on to their teammates in order to best utilize the assets that they have. Players will build the board as they play, ensuring that no two games will ever be alike.

2-5 Players 60-75 minute playing time Ages 12+

Standalone game

Dice-based version of the popular Pandemic board game

Great replay value

A co-operative board game of global defense for 1-4 players based on the award-winning video game, XCOM: enemy unknown

A free and innovative digital app coordinates the escalating alien invasion, teaches you the game, and serves as your rules reference

Players assume four distinct roles, each of which is vital to XCOM's success: commander, chief scientist, central officer, and squad leader

A push-your-luck dice mechanic partners with the use of the app to heighten the game's tension and drama

Includes sixteen sculpted XCOM soldiers, eight interceptors, and twenty-four UFOs