# Nemesis: Retaliation

Nemesis: Retaliation is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 120–180 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8.9 out of 10 by 15 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $122.07 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120–180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Horror, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Hidden Roles, Traitor Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Modular Board, Semi-Cooperative Game, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.9 out of 10, from 15 reviews
- **Owned by:** 81 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 143
- **Unique players:** 279

**Designers:** Adam Kwapiński

**Artists:** Jakub Dzikowski, Piotr Orleański, Patryk Jędraszek, Mateusz Michalski, Pamela Łuniewska, Maciej Laszkiewicz, Piotr Foksowicz, Ewa Labak

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Board Game Bliss | 170.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/nemesis-retaliation-minor-damage |
| World of Board Games | 1499 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/dune-war-for-arrakis-core-box |
| Spelexperten | 1499 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/nemesis-retaliation.html |
| Pelipeikko | 137.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/3599-nemesis-retaliation |
| Ludifolie | 164.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/24768-nemesis-retaliation.html |
| Milan Spiele | 177.9 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/nemesis-retaliation-p-39824.html |
| Get Your Fun | 179.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036253-nemesis-retaliation-giochi-di-avventura.html |
| TLAMA games | 4499 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/nemesis--odplata/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 4650 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/15667/nemesis-odplata |
| Spielezar | 199.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/nemesis-retaliation |

## Expansions

- [Nemesis: Retaliation – Stretch Goals](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-stretch-goals)
- [Nemesis: Retaliation – Support Squad Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-support-squad-expansion)
- [Nemesis: Retaliation – Xyrians Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-xyrians-expansion)
- [Nemesis: Retaliation – Sangrevores Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-sangrevores-expansion)
- [Nemesis: Retaliation – Untold Stories #4](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-untold-stories-4)
- [Nemesis Retaliation: Exertion Mini-expansion Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation-exertion-mini-expansion-promo-pack)

## Similar games

- [Nemesis: Lockdown](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-lockdown)
- [Nemesis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-3)
- [Under Our Sun](https://www.ludoya.com/games/under-our-sun)
- [Core Space: First Born](https://www.ludoya.com/games/core-space-first-born)
- [Grimcoven](https://www.ludoya.com/games/grimcoven)
- [Maladum: Dungeons of Enveron](https://www.ludoya.com/games/maladum-dungeons-of-enveron)
- [Core Space](https://www.ludoya.com/games/core-space)
- [The Thing: The Boardgame](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-thing-the-boardgame)
- [S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The Board Game](https://www.ludoya.com/games/stalker-the-board-game)
- [Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadows-of-brimstone-forbidden-fortress)
- [Malhya: Lands of Legends](https://www.ludoya.com/games/malhya-lands-of-legends)
- [Kingdoms Forlorn: Dragons, Devils and Kings](https://www.ludoya.com/games/kingdoms-forlorn-dragons-devils-and-kings)

## Upcoming events featuring this game

- Nemesis: Retaliation — 2026-10-03
- Nemesis: Retaliation — 2026-10-03
- Nemesis: Retaliation — 2026-09-26

## Rules questions

### Do closed doors block my movement or can I just move through them?

Closed Doors block Movement (and Bursting) — you must Open or Destroy a Closed Door before moving through it; Intruders destroy Closed Doors when they attempt to move through them (p22).

### When I move into an unexplored room, do I move first or resolve the entrance/noise effects — can intruders appear and attack me immediately?

Resolve the Exploration Sequence: place the Room and Corridors, then move your Character into the new Room, and then resolve the Entrance Effect (usually a Noise roll); Intruders placed or moved into a Room make a Surprise Attack immediately (pp24–27, p25).

### What happens when my Oxygen reaches 0 — do I die right away?

When your Oxygen dial reaches 0 you gain a Suffocating token and keep the dial at 0; the token’s instructions give you effectively one more Turn to find Oxygen before you die (p17).

### How many Action cards can I have in hand — is there a hand limit and what happens when I Pass?

During Cleanup you draw until you have 5 Action cards in hand; there is no separate universal hand cap beyond this draw rule, and when you Pass you may discard any number of cards from your hand (pp15, p13).

### If I get Contamination cards, how and when do they infect me or hatch a larva that kills me?

Use the Infection Procedure (usually at End of the Game or when specified) to scan Contamination cards in hand for the word "INFECTED" and place a Larva if found; the Eclosion Procedure (typically End of Game) has you draw 4 cards and if any Contamination is in hand the Larva hatches and the Character dies (pp36, p38).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nemesis-retaliation)
- [Nemesis: Retaliation in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/nemesis-retaliation)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381248)

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