
2026Gilles Turbide
Mainly reviews. Kalypso is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Kalypso is a tile-laying survival game where players build floating settlements in a world swallowed by the sea. With Earth's surface lost beneath rising waters, survivors must salvage what they can to endure storms, overcome scarcity, and adapt to a shifting oceanic landscape. Each round, players draft tiles and expand their settlement, managing resources, placing structures, and guiding survivors across platforms of rusted metal and driftwood. Strategic placement unlocks new opportunities, while weather events and shared objectives push players to cooperate, or compete, for precious supplies. Play solo, cooperatively, or competitively. With modular objectives, and escalating difficulty, Kalypso offers a new challenge each time you set sail. -description from the publisher
Kalypso has 15 videos from 13 creators: 8 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Kalypso | How to Play" by The Grove, which runs 20 min. For a quicker teach, "OFPG - Kalypso Preview (The Water Wonderland!)" by Our Family Plays Games runs 12 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Kalypso A true breakthrough in boardgame technology!" by Rahdo Runs Through. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Kalypso Board Game Teach and Playthrough" by Board Gaymes James, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tolleno, also by Gilles Turbide, or Spectacular, Mycelia and Fit to Print, which share several of its mechanics.
8 of 13
2024Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson
1 - 6 players20 - 30 minMedium weight
2023Peter McPherson
1 - 6 players15 - 30 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Kalypso is a tile-laying survival game where players build floating settlements in a world swallowed by the sea. With Earth's surface lost beneath rising waters, survivors must salvage what they can to endure storms, overcome scarcity, and adapt to a shifting oceanic landscape. Each round, players draft tiles and expand their settlement, managing resources, placing structures, and guiding survivors across platforms of rusted metal and driftwood. Strategic placement unlocks new opportunities, while weather events and shared objectives push players to cooperate, or compete, for precious supplies. Play solo, cooperatively, or competitively. With modular objectives, and escalating difficulty, Kalypso offers a new challenge each time you set sail. -description from the publisher
Designer
Gilles Turbide
Artist
Amelia Sales
Publisher
Inside Up Games
Categories
Mechanics