The Plum Island Horror is a strongly thematic cooperative board game set on the fictional Plum Island off the coast of the United States, where a devastating hurricane triggers a catastrophic biological outbreak in a secret research laboratory. The result is a wave of mutated creatures—known as Horrors—that begin spreading toward the town of Greenport and its population. Players take on the roles of various factions (such as the National Guard, the Neighborhood Watch, scientists, and others) and work together to evacuate civilians and contain the terrifying infection before it escapes the island and threatens the entire world. The game heavily leans into a sense of apocalypse, chaos, and constant time pressure.

The game is designed for 1–4 players and is built around cooperative play with elements of tactical-level unit management and a tower-defense style survival mechanic. Each player controls one of six asymmetrical factions, each with its own unique abilities, strengths, and limitations.

Key mechanics include:

• A bag-draw system that determines turn order (players or Horrors), creating constant tension and unpredictability.
• The division of the game into three days (9 rounds), with each day consisting of morning, afternoon, and night phases, where night rounds introduce additional dangers (such as the “Hunger” phase).
• Player actions such as movement, combat, rescuing civilians, searching for equipment, repairing buildings, and using special faction abilities.
• Horrors that spawn, move, and attack based on Fate and Event tokens and cards, steadily increasing pressure on the players.

The goal of the game is to survive all nine rounds, protect key locations, and prevent the island from descending into complete chaos.

The Plum Island Horror is an intense, dark, and highly thematic cooperative game that confronts players with a brutal question: can they contain the horror on the island together—or is the world doomed? ☣️🧟‍♂️