Ghostbusters: The Board Game II is Cryptozoic’s stand-alone follow-up to the first game. It shifts the focus toward Ghostbusters II, with mood slime, Vigo, bigger campaign play, and more equipment layered onto the co-op structure.
This one was not sold as a tiny revision. Cryptozoic built it as its own box with new campaigns, new enemies, new bosses, and enough added systems to make it feel like a sequel rather than a patch.
Story and campaign setup
The official setup has the Ghostbusters investigating mood slime flooding the city and stirring up earthquakes and riots as Vigo and his forces push toward a comeback. Cryptozoic says the box includes three campaigns and twelve scenarios, with an original story by Erik Burnham.
That premise gives the sequel a clearer personality than the first game’s broader “bust ghosts and close gates” pitch. It is much more locked to the Ghostbusters II side of the franchise, even when it pulls in comic-book and toyline flavor around the edges.
What changed from the first game
The sequel adds Equipment Cards, updated character cards, more enemy types, more bosses, and the Ecto-1a’s Ecto-Tank system. Each Ghostbuster also gets two figures, letting players switch between proton-pack and slime-blower versions depending on the mission.
It was also designed to stand on its own. You do not need the first box to play, even though fans often talk about the two games together.
What came in the box
- Players: 1-4
- Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment
- Campaigns: 3
- Scenarios: 12
- Map tiles: 13 double-sided tiles
- Figures: 55 figures with 25 unique sculpts
- Cards: 4 oversized Ghostbuster cards, 17 oversized enemy cards, and 70 playing-card-size cards
- Other components: 100+ tokens, 33 snap-on bases, 6 dice, and an 11×11 rules booklet
Get Real Pack
The sequel’s major animated-side add-on was the Get Real Pack. That child page now covers the cartoon-inspired miniatures, Ally Cards, and related add-on material as its own entry under Ghostbusters: The Board Game II.
Instructions
We also spun up a dedicated reference page for the known rulebook leads and manual resources: Instructions for Ghostbusters: The Board Game II.
Related pages
Source note
Summary details on this page are based on the official Cryptozoic product page, the game’s BoardGameGeek listing, the BoardGameGeek Get Real Pack entry, and retailer summaries such as Miniature Market. The featured image uses retail product photography from Fun Box Monster Emporium.