Horizons of Spirit Island Board Game

About this product

The island needs new Spirits to answer the call.

A standalone cooperative strategy game that brings the world of Spirit Island into an approachable 1–3 player experience.

Grow your Spirit's power, protect the Dahan and work together to drive the spreading Invaders from the island.

Product Description

The island is under threat. Invaders from beyond the known sea are spreading across the land, building settlements and leaving Blight in their wake. The Spirits must grow in power and work together before the natural balance is damaged beyond recovery.

Horizons of Spirit Island is a standalone cooperative strategy game for 1–3 players, set in the same world and built around the same core system as Spirit Island. Each player becomes a Spirit of nature with its own strengths, Powers and way of influencing the island.

Every turn, the Spirits act simultaneously. You will Grow, gain Energy and choose which Power cards to play before unleashing Fast Powers, responding to the Invaders and then resolving your slower Powers. Cooperation matters: players can discuss their plans freely, and coordinating your different abilities across the island can be essential to victory.

The Invaders have their own relentless rhythm. They Ravage, damaging the land and Dahan; Build, strengthening their settlements; and Explore, spreading into new areas. Their actions move predictably from one stage to the next, giving the Spirits a chance to anticipate future threats and decide where their Powers will have the greatest impact.

But the Spirits do not begin at full strength. As the game develops, you spread your Presence across the island, gain new Powers and increase the Energy and card plays available to you. Each included Spirit has its own Growth options, Presence tracks, Innate Powers and four Unique Power cards, creating different ways to approach the struggle.

The island's native inhabitants, the Dahan, can also become valuable allies. Surviving Dahan fight back after the Invaders Ravage, while Spirit Powers can help protect, move and work alongside them.

Destroying Invader Towns and Cities creates Fear. As Fear grows, the Invaders become increasingly terrified and the conditions required for victory become easier. But allow the Blight Pool to run dry, lose all Presence from any Spirit, or run out of time before driving the Invaders away, and the Spirits lose.

Horizons of Spirit Island is also designed as an accessible place to begin exploring the Spirit Island system. A Quick Start Guide is included for your first game, along with Power Progression cards that provide a structured way to learn how your Spirit develops.

Prefer to defend the island alone? Solo play is included, using a single section of the island with adjusted Blight and Fear pools.

Continue Your Spirit Island Journey

Horizons of Spirit Island is a complete game on its own, but its content is also compatible with the wider Spirit Island system.

Ready for more Spirits, modular island boards, Adversaries, Scenarios and a deeper range of challenges?

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View the Horizons of Spirit Island Rulebook (PDF)

Why You’ll Love It

• Complete standalone game: Everything needed to begin playing is included — no Spirit Island core game is required.
• Cooperative strategy: Work together as different Spirits to contain the Invaders and protect the island.
• Five Spirits included: Each Spirit has its own abilities, Growth options, Innate Powers and Unique Power cards.
• A welcoming way into Spirit Island: The Quick Start Guide and Power Progression cards help introduce the system step by step.
• Plan ahead: The Invaders' Explore, Build and Ravage cycle rewards anticipation and careful timing.
• Grow in power: Expand your Presence, gain new Power cards and unlock stronger Energy and card-play options as the game develops.
• Fear changes the battle: Terrifying the Invaders gradually makes the victory conditions easier.
• Protect the Dahan: Coordinate Powers and defence so the island's inhabitants can survive and fight back.
• Solo mode included: Defend the island on your own with dedicated solo setup adjustments.
• Compatible with Spirit Island: Horizons content can be combined with the Spirit Island core game and its expansions.

Quick Details

• Brand / Publisher: Greater Than Games
• Game: Horizons of Spirit Island
• Designer: R. Eric Reuss
• Product type: Cooperative strategy board game
• Players: 1–3
• Recommended age: 12+
• Play time: Approximately 60–90 minutes once familiar with the game
• Play style: Cooperative
• Solo play: Yes
• Spirits included: 5
• Standalone game: Yes
• Spirit Island required: No
• Compatibility: Compatible with the Spirit Island core game and expansions

Good to Know

• A standalone starting point: You can begin with Horizons of Spirit Island without owning any other Spirit Island product.
• Built for learning: The included Quick Start Guide walks new players into their first game.
• Players act simultaneously: Communication and coordination between Spirits are encouraged throughout the game.
• Power Progressions are optional learning tools: They provide a fixed sequence of Powers for introductory games instead of drawing and choosing new Power cards normally.
• Want more challenge later? Add Adversaries, Scenarios and compatible Spirit Island expansion content when you’re ready to deepen the challenge and explore new ways to play.
• Works with the wider range: Horizons content can be incorporated into games using the Spirit Island core game and expansions.

What’s in the Box

• Includes: 1 Gameboard, 1 Quick Start Guide, 5 Spirit Panels, 24 Dahan Tokens, 18 City Tokens, 24 Town Tokens, 27 Explorer Tokens, 6 Explorer x3 Tokens, 21 Blight Tokens, 21 Fear Markers, 30 Energy Markers, 39 Spirit Presence Tokens, 9 Single-Turn Effect Markers, 5 Power Progression Cards, 2 Terror Level Divider Cards, 15 Fear Cards, 15 Invader Cards, 22 Major Power Cards, 36 Minor Power Cards and 20 Unique Power Cards.