2019Mike Gnade, Todd Walsh
- Videos
- 72
- Creators
- 49
1 - 4 players45 - 80 minMedium weight

2018Mike Gnade
Mainly playthroughs. Maximum Apocalypse is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 19 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 42 recorded sessions, 8 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Maximum Apocalypse is a cooperative roguelike adventure game for 1-6 players. In Maximum Apocalypse, civilization has already fallen. The players are survivors of the apocalypse whose mission is to survive the hostile landscape. The game map is randomly generated and different every time that you play. On each turn, a player can use up to four actions to explore the map, play cards, equip weapons, scavenge for resources, draw cards or battle off monsters. Picking a unique survivor class within the group, players must plan their strategy and work together while leaning on their survivor's strengths in order to defeat monsters and avoid starvation. For example, the Fireman is deadly up close with his ax and can easily chop down monsters; meanwhile the stealthy Hunter is great at scouting the map and avoiding traps - but roaming monsters are gathering quickly and time is running out. If you are overwhelmed by monsters or die of starvation, the players lose. If they can find enough gas and get it back to their van to escape, they all win and live to play another scenario. See also Maximum Apocalypse: The Roleplaying Game Quickstart Guide
Maximum Apocalypse has 83 videos from 44 creators: 19 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 42 playthroughs, 8 unboxings and 6 other videos. They date from 2017 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Maximum Apocalypse | Rules Overview" by Rolling Solo, which runs 21 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Maximum Apocalypse Review - with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 19 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Maximum Apocalypse | Tutorial | Part #1" by Rolling Solo, one of 42 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Set a Watch, Lawyer Up, Maximum Apocalypse: Wasted Wilds and Set a Watch: Doomed Run, also by Mike Gnade. It appears in convention videos from PAX Unplugged 2022 and Gen Con 2017.
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2019Mike Gnade, Todd Walsh
1 - 4 players45 - 80 minMedium weight
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1 - 2 players60 - 75 minMedium weight
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1 - 4 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
2024Mike Gnade, Todd Walsh
1 - 4 players30 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Maximum Apocalypse is a cooperative roguelike adventure game for 1-6 players. In Maximum Apocalypse, civilization has already fallen. The players are survivors of the apocalypse whose mission is to survive the hostile landscape. The game map is randomly generated and different every time that you play. On each turn, a player can use up to four actions to explore the map, play cards, equip weapons, scavenge for resources, draw cards or battle off monsters. Picking a unique survivor class within the group, players must plan their strategy and work together while leaning on their survivor's strengths in order to defeat monsters and avoid starvation. For example, the Fireman is deadly up close with his ax and can easily chop down monsters; meanwhile the stealthy Hunter is great at scouting the map and avoiding traps - but roaming monsters are gathering quickly and time is running out. If you are overwhelmed by monsters or die of starvation, the players lose. If they can find enough gas and get it back to their van to escape, they all win and live to play another scenario. See also Maximum Apocalypse: The Roleplaying Game Quickstart Guide
Designer
Mike Gnade
Artist
Gustav Rangmar
Publisher
Rock Manor Games
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