Mansions of Madness: The Laboratory

Players take on investigators exploring a disturbed scientist’s mansion to stop a device that threatens to merge reality with another dimension. The scenario draws on cosmic-horror themes as characters search rooms, gather clues, and close portals that open to otherworldly realms. Gameplay combines tile-based exploration, scenario-driven objectives, and encounter resolution as players coordinate actions, manage limited resources, and confront monsters and anomalies. Investigation, puzzle elements, and combat tests decision-making under escalating supernatural threats while players work to locate components and deactivate the arcane apparatus before the situation becomes irreversible.

Players: 2–5 best 2
Playing time: 120–180 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 3.4 / 5