The 5 Best Selling Board Games in September 2025
- blaze aldrich
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By: Blaze Aldrich | September 30, 2025
(@De_boardgame_familie, 2025)
The 5 Best Selling Board Games in September 2025
Have you ever been curious about which board games sell the most? Great! You are in the right place because we are going to share which games sold the most units on our board game website Elevated Board Games (www.elevatedboardgames.com). In September there were so many superb games that were released and were flying off the shelf. Not literally, figuratively, that would be weird and a bit frightening. Lol I'd highly suggest getting your hands on some or not all of these board games just don't go broke doing it. Actually, It may be worth it! Here are the top 5 selling games on our online store in September.
5. Star Wars: Battle of Hoth ($59.99)
Playtime & Players: 30-60 mins | 2-4
Coming in hot at #5 is this fast-paced miniatures board game, recreating the iconic Hoth battle from The Empire Strikes Back with modular terrain, detailed miniatures, and the Command & Colors system for tactical depth. Command Rebel defenders or Imperial attackers in tense, objective-driven bouts across 17 unique scenarios (or two dynamic campaigns), where AT-AT walkers stomp across snowy fields, snowspeeders weave desperate dodges, and charismatic leaders like Luke or Vader influence the chaos.
Why It's Selling Like Hotcakes: Fresh off its August release, the Star Wars hype machine, fueled by anniversary screenings and convention buzz, has Star War superfans and casual viewers alike queuing up. Sales have spiked month-over-month.
Our Take: Tense, cinematic, and replayable as heck. If you're a Star Wars die-hard craving accessible tactical depth, this is your hyperspace lane. May the Force be with you.
4. Exit Advent Calendar: The Intergalactic Race ($49.99)
Playtime & Players: 20-45 mins/day | 1-4
The next game is this innovative advent-style escape room in a box, delivering 24 tear-open doors of interstellar riddles, codes, and mini-challenges. Teams compete in a cosmic race to claim the right to host Christmas forever by solving daily puzzles blending logic, wordplay, and creative enigmas, the solution to each door unlocks the next leg of the journey, racing against rival teams across the galaxy.
Why It's Selling Like Hotcakes: Since the release of Exit: Advent calendar The Intergalactic Race last month, the game has been selling like crazy due to the popular Exit series and the success of last years Advent Calendar. Elevated Board Games is having a hard time keeping it in stock.
Our Take: Fresh, bite-sized brain-teasers that build excitement over weeks. Ideal for couples or families wanting low-stakes thrills, warp speed to your cart.
3. The Bloody Inn ($32.99)
Playtime & Players: 30 mins | 1-4
(D. Dobryden, 2019)
Slipping into third is this darkly delightful card game of 19th-century French intrigue, where you play shady innkeepers bribing, blackmailing, and bumping off guests to hoard the most coin. Slim but savage, with hand-management and multi-use cards letting you staff rooms, seduce marks, or bury bodies, while dodging police patrols and rival cutthroats in a tense push-your-luck dance.
Why It's Selling Like Hotcakes: The long-awaited 2025 reprint with upgraded components and a built-in solo mode has reignited interest amid the true-crime podcast boom. Affordable at $33 and ultra-portable, it's outselling many classics.
Our Take: Wickedly replayable with zero downtime. If you love quick-hit social deduction with a gothic edge, this inn's got rooms for you. Just don't get caught with the bodies.
2. Bomb Busters ($39.95)
Playtime & Players: 30 mins | 2-5
Bomb Busters, a pulse-pounding cooperative deduction game where you and your team of bomb disposal experts race against the clock to defuse high-stakes explosives. Each player holds a stand of hidden wires (numbered 1-12, with colors adding to the chaos), and through limited communication, pointing, hints, and careful deductions, you guess and "cut" the right ones on each other's boards. Missions escalate with twists like time limits, wire shuffles, and special rules, across 66 replayable scenarios that keep the pressure dialed up.
Why It's Selling Like Hotcakes: Launched earlier this year to critical acclaim including multiple "Game of the Year" awards, it's exploding in sales. Affordable at under $40, it's perfect for co-op fans craving fun interaction without the frustration.
Our Take: Nail-biting teamwork and clever puzzles make this a standout, no quarterbacking, just pure collaborative sweat. If deduction thrills are your jam, this is the bomb squad you need to join.
1. Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship ($79.99)
Playtime & Players: 60-120 mins | 1-5
(Ronny T, 2025)
Tolkien fans, rejoice, Fate of the Fellowship claims the Gold medal with its narrative-driven co-op adventure built on the Pandemic system. Players control two characters each from the Fellowship and allies, navigating a map of Middle-earth to protect key havens from advancing shadow troops, complete evolving objectives, and shield Frodo as he evades the Nazgûl and Sauron's searching Eye. Dice-driven battles, unique character abilities, and branching threats mean every playthrough forges a unique path to Mount Doom, with multiple endings hinging on your choices.
Why It's Selling Like Hotcakes: Fresh off a summer launch, Fate of the Fellowship has been highly rated because of its amazing gameplay and Pandemic like system. Critics (including our own review) praise its emotional depth and strategic layers, and at $80, it's a value-packed epic that elevates co-op play for group immersion.
Our Take: Heart-wrenching decisions and gorgeous minis make this a must for LOTR lovers. It's Pandemic evolved with hobbit heart, perfect for epic fall quests by the fire.
Final Thoughts
There you have it, board game aficionados, the September 2025 sales dynamos that are redefining game nights. Whether you're snipping wires, storming Hoth, or plotting in a bloody inn, these titles prove the hobby's hotter than ever. What's topping your shelf this month? Drop a comment below, share your wins (or epic fails). Until next time, roll those dice and shuffle those decks! Happy Gaming!
Reference: Pictures taken from www.boardgamegeek.com
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