# Shadow Hunters

Shadow Hunters is a board game for 4–8 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7. It is rated 5.4 out of 10 by 22 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $22.97 (United States).

- **Players:** 4–8 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2005
- **Categories:** Deduction, Party Game, Bluffing, Horror, Adventure, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Hidden Roles, Team-Based Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.4 out of 10, from 22 reviews
- **Owned by:** 22 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 143
- **Unique players:** 161

**Designers:** Yasutaka Ikeda

**Artists:** Kei Kurosaki, Hitoshi Nishio, Yuxi Wan, Gunter Grossholz, Gou Ikeda, Hiroyuki Imahori, Michaela Kienle, Naoki Fukuda, Yosuke Yamaguchi, Hisashi Sawada

**Publishers:** Game Republic, Inc.

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| eFantasy | 19.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/272162-board-game-%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%AF-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BD%CF%8D%CF%87%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82 |
| Spielezar | 8.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/partyspiele/jaeger-der-nacht-neuauflage |
| Ludifolie | 27.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/321-shadow-hunters.html |

## Expansions

- [Shadow Hunters: Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadow-hunters-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shadow-hunters)
- [Shadow Hunters in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/shadow-hunters)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24068)

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