Ravensburger Reveals Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft, New Gothic Crossover

Ravenloft may be the cleanest Dungeons & Dragons crossover Horrified has made yet. Ravensburger’s new Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons - Ravenloft moves the cooperative horror format into Barovia, where Strahd Von Zarovich, Baba Lysaga and her walking hut, the Carrionette, and the Gulthias Tree give the line a much more unmistakable D&D identity than a simple monster swap.

That matters because Wizards of the Coast is pushing Ravenloft as more than lore for tabletop veterans. It is turning the setting into something that can live on shelves, in board game boxes, and across multiple products at once. Ravensburger called the new game a follow-up to last year’s Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons, a 2025 release for 1 to 5 players that featured the Beholder, Mimic, Beast, and Dragon and carried a $34.99 MSRP. The new Ravenloft edition goes harder into gothic D&D territory, while still keeping Horrified’s team-based, narrative-driven structure intact.

Players will choose from five new heroes inspired by D&D character classes, and the game will again use a d20, making the mechanics feel closer to the brand than a standard licensed reskin. For board gamers curious about D&D, it offers a low-barrier entry point into one of the game’s most famous horror settings. For Ravenloft fans, the appeal is even sharper: Strahd and Baba Lysaga are not generic fantasy villains, and Barovia remains one of the most recognizable Domains of Dread in the setting’s history.

Ravensburger said the collaboration felt natural because Ravenloft has been part of D&D since 1983, and company head of games Florian Baldenhofer pointed to the overwhelming response to the first Dungeons & Dragons Horrified release as the reason to return to the license. Wizards of the Coast Franchise Creative Director Kara Kenna echoed that view, saying Ravenloft has been a beloved campaign setting since 1983 and fits Horrified’s cooperative horror format.

The board game announcement lands alongside a separate Ravenloft push from D&D Beyond. Ravenloft: The Horrors Within is on the 2026 roadmap with pre-order on April 13, Master Tier access on June 2, Hero Tier access on June 9, and wide release on June 16. The listing prices the product at $74.99, with an Ultimate Bundle at $149.99, and packs in 16 Domains of Dread, 17 Darklords, 7 subclasses, 4 species, 4 backgrounds, 2 Origin feats, 9 Dark Gifts, 47 maps, and 28 digital quickplay maps. Together, the board game and the D&D release make Ravenloft feel like a setting Wizards is actively repackaging for a wider audience, one gothic product at a time.