# Dark Venture

Dark Venture is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Print & Play, Card Game, Science Fiction, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Role Playing, Hand Management, Dice Rolling, Modular Board
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4
- **Unique players:** 10

**Designers:** Rob Lemon

**Artists:** Rob Lemon

**Publishers:** Gilded Skull Games

## Expansions

- [Dark Venture: Vile Invaders](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture-vile-invaders)
- [Dark Venture: The Alderkang Mini-Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture-the-alderkang-mini-expansion)
- [Dark Venture: Khrag Pit Arena](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture-khrag-pit-arena)
- [Dark Venture: Beasts & Monsters Mini-Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture-beasts-and-monsters-mini-expansion)
- [Dark Venture: CRAWL!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture-crawl)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-venture)
- [Dark Venture in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dark-venture)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228412)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._