Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build a village above, explore haunted caverns below, and let narrative choices turn workers, dice, and resources into a new settlement.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Narrative Choices
Choose between story options that lead to different passages and consequences.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Read the full game description
Above and Below: Haunted returns to Ryan Laukat’s storybook world with a standalone village-building adventure shaped by ghosts, quests, and difficult choices. Each round, villagers construct buildings, gather resources, recruit newcomers, or descend into caverns where a narrative passage presents risks and rewards. Dice resolve exploration, but preparation, worker abilities, and the route chosen through the encounter give players meaningful control. Haunted expands the original formula with new quests, buildings, villagers, and a more mysterious tone, while remaining playable on its own. Character tokens are compatible with the original Above and Below, connecting the two boxes without making either one a prerequisite.
