That’s right, another year has come around and that means another year’s worth of games have been released! With all the great new games out this year, it can be tricky to find the right one for your gamer so here’s a list of some of our favorites this year.

Now, not all of these games are new this year, it’s basically impossible to be on top of every game that comes out in a year. With that said, here are some of our favorites that we discovered this year!

Reef Route – Brain Games

Recommended Age: 5+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 15 Minutes
Cost: $24.99

In Reef Route players take on the role of small fish attempting to escape a pack of vicious predators. Use a combination of luck and strategy to be the first one to safety!

Hive Mind – Calliope Games

Recommended Age: 8+
Players: 3-12
Play Time: 30 – 90 Minutes
Cost: $30.00

Welcome to Hive Mind, a new game from Calliope Games where players take on the role of a worker bee in an overcrowded hive. In order for the queen to figure out who stays and who goes, players must answer questions in the hopes that other players have the same answer so they can stay in the hive!

Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters! – Mattel

Recommended Age: 8+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 30 Minutes
Cost: $34.99

Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters is a great new co-operative treasure-hunting game from Mattel. Players must work together to get the treasure and escape from the haunted house before the house is overwhelmed with ghosts. It’s completely co-operative and players win or lose as a team – planning and teamwork is the only way win!

Macroscope – Mayday Games

Recommended Age: 6+
Players: 2-6
Play Time: 30 Minutes
Cost: $30.00

Use the Macroscope to guess the hidden picture! With each roll of the dice another small window is opened and another piece of the picture is revealed. Be the first to guess right to score points, the fewer the windows opened the better! Macroscope comes with an actual chipboard device you assemble along with 400 images to guess!

Mole Rats in Space – Peaceable Kingdom

Recommended Age: 7+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 20 Minutes
Cost: $19.99

The Mole Rats are hard at work on their space station when suddenly the snakes attack! Work together to help the Mole Rats retrieve all of their’ gear and get off the space station before it’s too late. Climb ladders, slide down tubes and stay away from those snakes!

Wazabi – Gigamic

Recommended Age: 8+
Players: 2-6
Play Time: 20 Minutes
Cost: $36.99

Wazabi seems like a simple game where all you need to do is be the first to get rid of your dice. But there’s a catch – the fewer dice you have, the harder it is to get rid of them. With dice and cards being constantly moved between players your luck can change in an instant, for better or for worse.

Gobble Stones – R&R Games

Recommended Age: 10+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 30 Minutes
Cost: $19.99

In Gobble Stones players are a group of hungry goblins trying to eat as many precious stones as possible. The more stones you eat, the slower you get so plan carefully and try to be the fattest goblin in the land!

Heroes of Kaskaria – Haba

Recommended Age: 6+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 20 Minutes
Cost: $29.99

Heroes beware! Trolls have stolen the treasure of the ancestors and the magical tribal amulet! It is up to you to venture deep into their lair and recover as much treasure as possible. Gather the most treasure, along with the magical tribal amulet of course, and return to Kaskaria to be proclaimed the Big Hero of Kaskaria!

Dr. Beaker – Blue Orange Games

Recommended Age: 8+
Players: 2-4
Play Time: 20 Minutes
Cost: $21.99

It’s a race to match the formula and only the fastest and most agile stirrers will prevail. Use the special rotating beaker and stirring rod to get the molecules into place one by one. Plan ahead and make every move count to become the top scientist.

Mail Order Mystery

Recommended Age: 8+
Players: 1+
Play Time: Months!
Cost: Starting at $77
Our Review: Mail Order Mystery Review

Have your children ever wanted to solve a mystery? Find treasure or go on adventure? Mine always have but of course such things are either dangerous or non-existent…that is where Mail Order Mystery come in. When you sign up you will receive a letter personally addressed to your child which is just the beginning of a several weeks long mystery that they can try to solve!