Maleficium Fall of the Witch Hunters
New at SPIEL Essen 2026, 22–25 October · Hall 3, 3T215
8.4BGG9 ratings
99 €€80 at the fair
- Action selection
- Area control
- Hand management
- Map movement
- Resource management
- Set collection
- Variable player powers
- Release
- 11/2026
- Publisher
- Ion Game Design
- Designers
- Björn Ekenberg, Jon Manker
- Languages
- English
- Age
- 14+
- Illustrators
- Axel Kai Nilsson
- Source
- Official novelties list
n Maleficium Fall of the Witch Hunters, you take on the role of a voice of reason during the 17th-century English witch trials. While fear, superstition, and harsh laws fuel the persecution, you work to expose injustice through Enlightenment ideals, tolerance, and critical thinking.
This strategy game features area influence, resource management, and tactical decision-making, all set against the backdrop of one of history’s most notorious moral panics. Every turn, you’ll gather influence, confront witch-hunters, and push for reform, competing to be remembered as the one who ended the trials






