My top 10 board games of all time (2025 Edition)

This was my personal top-10 list of all-time favourite board games for 2025 — the ones I enjoyed the most, kept coming back to, and thought about after the table was cleared. It’s based purely on my own experience and preferences from that year, not on reviews or popularity.

I updated this list throughout 2025 as I played new releases, revisited older favourites, or simply changed my mind. It wasn’t meant to be definitive or objective, just an honest reflection of what I enjoyed playing during that year.

See also my current top-10.

2025 Edition

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
1

The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

Chip Theory Games, 2025

Grimcoven
2

Grimcoven

Awaken Realms, 2025

Frosthaven
3 2

Frosthaven

Cephalofair, 2022

Gloomhaven (2nd Edition)
4

Gloomhaven (2nd Edition)

Cephalofair, 2025

Runebound (3rd Edition)
5

Runebound (3rd Edition)

Fantasy Flight Games, 2015

Slay the Spire
6 3

Slay the Spire

Contention Games, 2024

One-Hit Heroes
7

One-Hit Heroes

Wiggles 3D, 2025

Dragons of Etchinstone
8

Dragons of Etchinstone

Chip Theory Games, 2025

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
9 4

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Awaken Realms, 2019

Heroes of Terrinoth
10 3

Heroes of Terrinoth

Fantasy Flight Games, 2018

© Daniel Sokolovskiy, 2026