# Darkest Night

Darkest Night is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 150 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 15
- **Unique players:** 7

**Designers:** Jeremy Lennert

**Artists:** Dan Taylor (II), Clark Miller

**Publishers:** Victory Point Games

## Expansions

- [Darkest Night: With an Inner Light](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-with-an-inner-light)
- [Darkest Night: On Shifting Winds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-on-shifting-winds)
- [Darkest Night: From the Abyss](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-from-the-abyss)
- [Darkest Night: In Tales of Old](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-in-tales-of-old)
- [Darkest Night: Nymph Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-nymph-promo)
- [Darkest Night: Enchanter Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-enchanter-promo)
- [Darkest Night: Mercenary Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-mercenary-promo)
- [Darkest Night: Tinker Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-tinker-promo)
- [Darkest Night: From Distant Lands](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-from-distant-lands)
- [Darkest Night: The Small Hours](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night-the-small-hours)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkest-night)
- [Darkest Night in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/darkest-night)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128445)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._