Cthulhu: Death May Die – Fear of the Unknown

Fight cosmic horrors with dice, madness and miniatures, and accept that dying screaming might be the smart play.

👥 1–5 playersapprox. 90 min🪄 Takes some learning12+
🤝 Cooperative🧩 Solo mode6.8 · BGG #788

Who it's for

Horror and Lovecraft fans who want heavy cooperative combat with real sacrifice and gorgeous miniatures on the table.

Not for you if…

Ninety minutes of escalating dread and dice-driven combat sounds stressful rather than fun to you.

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Vibe's take

intense, horrifying, cooperative, dramatic, miniature-heavy

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About this game

Fear of the Unknown throws you and your team at Lovecraftian horrors that are, frankly, too big to fully understand, and that is the point. You fight cultists and creeping madness with dice and desperate plans, watching your investigators' sanity crumble round by round, because in this game going a little insane can actually unlock power, right before it costs you everything. Six new episodes and two Elder Boxes layer fresh monsters and modular rules onto the acclaimed Death May Die formula, so returning fans get new nightmares while newcomers get a clean standalone entry point. It is miniature-heavy, dice-driven, and gleefully willing to let your hero die screaming for the greater good.

Sanity fuels dangerous powerSix new episode scenariosStandalone Death May Die entry

By the numbers

Players

Best at 3 playersWorks with 1–4

Duration

90 min

Ages 12+

Complexity

2.7 / 5 — Medium

BGG Rating

6.8/10

Rank #788

1.8k ratings

Published

2024

Language

Moderate text

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