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Twisted Cryptids

Twisted Cryptids

2025

Videos
10
Creators
10

Mostly unboxings and how-to-play. Twisted Cryptids is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 4 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
0 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

It's so hard to feel seen as a Cryptid these days. In this immersive strategy game, you'll navigate your love-hate relationship with humans and outwit your fellow Cryptids to earn your status as a true legend. As hunters, hikers, and researchers scatter across the wilderness hoping to catch a glimpse of you, you'll stage elaborate hoaxes, plant perfect decoys, and lurk discreetly in the shadows to build up your myth. You might even expose your true self once in a while, but be warned: vulnerability can come at a price. In Cryptid, players choose a Cryptid with unique powers and hiding spots and use Action cards to determine the effects if they are spotted. Players also get Hidden Trait cards with objectives that you'll try to achieve by the end of the game in order to score bonus Myth. Once you have completed 5 rounds, flip over the remaining Sightings in your Stacks and your Hidden Trait before determining the winner of the game. The player with the greatest total Myth wins the game and is deemed the True Legend, while the others scurry home before the Humans catch them.

Twisted Cryptids

Watch first

Learn to play

Twisted Cryptids How to play37:39

Twisted Cryptids How to play

The Quest for Games

The Quest for Games

Review

Twisted Cryptids: Enter the woods if you dare!!!26:33

Twisted Cryptids: Enter the woods if you dare!!!

Table The Game

Table The Game

Watch it played

Twisted Cryptids Live Gameplay | Mothman, Jackalope, & Nessie1:57:16

Twisted Cryptids Live Gameplay | Mothman, Jackalope, & Nessie

TeeTurtle

TeeTurtle

Which Twisted Cryptids video should I watch?

Twisted Cryptids has 10 videos from 10 creators: 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 4 unboxings. They date from 2024 to January 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Twisted Cryptids How to play" by The Quest for Games, which runs 38 min. For a quicker teach, "Twisted Cryptids | How to Play | Boardgame | @Teeturtle" by Fictional Focus runs 16 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Twisted Cryptids: Enter the woods if you dare!!!" by Table The Game. To see it played, watch "Twisted Cryptids Live Gameplay | Mothman, Jackalope, & Nessie" by TeeTurtle.

If you like it, try Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum, Falling, Origin Story or The Breach, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Twisted Cryptids All In - Unboxing & RamblingUnboxing31:50

Twisted Cryptids All In - Unboxing & Rambling

BoardGameCo

BoardGameCo

Twisted Cryptids Live Gameplay | Mothman, Jackalope, & NessiePlaythrough1:57:16

Twisted Cryptids Live Gameplay | Mothman, Jackalope, & Nessie

TeeTurtle

TeeTurtle

Twisted Cryptids How to playHow to play37:39

Twisted Cryptids How to play

The Quest for Games

The Quest for Games

Twisted Cryptids: Enter the woods if you dare!!!Review26:33

Twisted Cryptids: Enter the woods if you dare!!!

Table The Game

Table The Game

Twisted Cryptids | How to Play | Boardgame | @TeeturtleHow to play15:56

Twisted Cryptids | How to Play | Boardgame | @Teeturtle

Fictional Focus

Fictional Focus

Twisted Cryptids Review – The Unstable Games ParadoxReview8:56

Twisted Cryptids Review – The Unstable Games Paradox

Bangers Project

Bangers Project

Twisted Cryptids - Game Overview/RulesUnboxing38:43

Twisted Cryptids - Game Overview/Rules

G.L. BoxingGlove

G.L. BoxingGlove

How To Play Twisted Cryptids In 2 Minutes!!How to play2:44

How To Play Twisted Cryptids In 2 Minutes!!

Mematade

Mematade

Twisted Cryptids + Cryptid Culture - Exclusive Edition UnboxingUnboxing20:17

Twisted Cryptids + Cryptid Culture - Exclusive Edition Unboxing

Fishisforcat

Fishisforcat

Unboxing Twisted Cryptids board gameUnboxing9:11

Unboxing Twisted Cryptids board game

Out of the Box [Board Games]

Out of the Box [Board Games]

8 of 10

Creators who cover this

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Bangers Project
Bangers Project
1 video of this game
BoardGameCo
BoardGameCo
1 video of this game
Fictional Focus
Fictional Focus
1 video of this game
Fishisforcat
Fishisforcat
1 video of this game
G.L. BoxingGlove
G.L. BoxingGlove
1 video of this game
Mematade
Mematade
1 video of this game
Out of the Box [Board Games]
Out of the Box [Board Games]
1 video of this game
Table The Game
Table The Game
1 video of this game

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Creators
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About Twisted Cryptids

From BoardGameGeek:

It's so hard to feel seen as a Cryptid these days. In this immersive strategy game, you'll navigate your love-hate relationship with humans and outwit your fellow Cryptids to earn your status as a true legend. As hunters, hikers, and researchers scatter across the wilderness hoping to catch a glimpse of you, you'll stage elaborate hoaxes, plant perfect decoys, and lurk discreetly in the shadows to build up your myth. You might even expose your true self once in a while, but be warned: vulnerability can come at a price. In Cryptid, players choose a Cryptid with unique powers and hiding spots and use Action cards to determine the effects if they are spotted. Players also get Hidden Trait cards with objectives that you'll try to achieve by the end of the game in order to score bonus Myth. Once you have completed 5 rounds, flip over the remaining Sightings in your Stacks and your Hidden Trait before determining the winner of the game. The player with the greatest total Myth wins the game and is deemed the True Legend, while the others scurry home before the Humans catch them.

Publisher

Unstable Games

Categories

Card Game

Mechanics

Variable Player PowersModular Board & Variable Setup
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