Ravensburger's Horrified Heads into the Mists of Ravenloft

Ravensburger have fallen under the foul influence of Count Strahd von Zarovich, and only your heroes can save the day in Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons - Ravenloft. The game is hitting UK & Irish stores mid-July, and North American stores in August (although Target may have advance stock in July).

The latest in Ravensburgers Horrified series, which has seen a number of licensed editions ranging from Universal Monsters to Disney, and Marvel to Star Wars, Ravenloft is the second standalone game exploring Wizards of the Coasts popular fantasy worlds after Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons was released in 2025.

Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons - Ravenloft is a standalone cooperative board game for 1-5 players, ages 10+, and sees the players take on the role of one of five new heroes from the Ravenloft setting, tasked with defending Barovia. There are four unique villains/monsters for your heroes to try and defeat - Carrionette, Gulthias Tree, Baba Lysaga, and the Dark Lord of Barovia himself - Count Strahd von Zarovich.

Players need to work together, alternating between the Hero Phase and Monster Phase. During the Hero Phase, the a player can move around the board, guide villagers, pick up valuable items,a dn work to defeat the monsters, In the Monster Phase, it’s time for the monsters to wreak havoc, attacking both heroes and villagers alike.

Each of the heroes is a different character class - Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, or Warlock) and each has their own special abilities. Characters are also able to make deals with anicent beings in exchange for their favor, being granted incredible power, through the new Dark Gift mechanic. However you’d do so at your own risk, as you could become corrupted by evil, or even transform into a hideous monster.

Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons - Ravenloft can also be combined with Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons as well as the Horrified: World of Monsters and Horrified: Greek Monsters to mix things up even further.