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Nemesis
Year
2018
Players
15
Play time
180min
Min age
12+
Weight
3.49
BGG rating
8.25
BGG rank
#25
Best with
4, 5

Local copies

Rating: 8.0

Playing Nemesis will take you into the heart of sci-fi survival horror in all its terror. A soldier fires blindly down a corridor, trying to stop the alien advance. A scientist races to find a solution in his makeshift lab. A traitor steals the last escape pod in the very last moment. Intruders you meet on the ship are not only reacting to the noise you make but also evolve as the time goes by. The longer the game takes, the stronger they become. During the game, you control one of the crew members with a unique set of skills, personal deck of cards, and individual starting equipment. These heroes cover all your basic SF horror needs. For example, the scientist is great with computers and research, but will have a hard time in combat. The soldier, on the other hand... Nemesis is a semi-cooperative game in which you and your crewmates must survive on a ship infested with hostile organisms. To win the game, you have to complete one of the two objectives dealt to you at the start of the game and get back to Earth in one piece. You will find many obstacles on your way: swarms of Intruders (the name given to the alien organisms by the ship AI), the poor physical condition of the ship, agendas held by your fellow players, and sometimes just cruel fate. The gameplay of Nemesis is designed to be full of climactic moments which, hopefully, you will find rewarding even when your best plans are ruined and your character meets a terrible fate.

Categories

AdventureHorrorMiniaturesScience Fiction

Mechanics

Hand ManagementVariable Player PowersModular BoardCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingTeam-Based GameSolo / Solitaire GameCooperative GamePlayer EliminationHidden RolesTraitor GameInterruptsSemi-Cooperative Game

Best with how many players

1
Recommended
2
Recommended
3
Recommended
4
Best
5
Best
5+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Moderate in-game text(24 of 39 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • Thematic Rank#12

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External data

Wikidata enrichment: 3 links · 5 facts · latest game data 06/20/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 06/20/2026.

Links

  • Official rulesawakenrealms.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official FAQsupport.awakenrealms.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official FAQscribd.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official erratastudocu.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Official erratanew.awakenrealms.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Publisher supportnemesisgames.pl

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Wikidatawikidata.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • BGG fileboardgamehalv.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • BGG filemeepletron.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • BGG rules threadboardgamegeek.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • BGG rules threadboardgamegeek.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/21/2026

  • Imagecommons.wikimedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

Facts

Publication date
2018
Country
Polen
Publisher
Asmodee
Publisher
Awaken Realms
Publisher
Hobby World