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18 games like Conan
The best games like Conan are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Eldritch Horror and Super Dungeon Explore — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, fantasy, fighting with Conan.
Every alternative below links to its own Conan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / fantasy shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Conan’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
- 2. Eldritch Horror (2013)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Novel-based, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 3. Super Dungeon Explore (2011)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game, Variable Phase Order · 4 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
- 4. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Novel-based, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +1.4 heavier
- Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 6. Cthulhu Wars (2015)Shares with Conan: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 7. Mice and Mystics (2012)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 8. Blood Rage (2015)Shares with Conan: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 9. Defenders of the Realm (2010)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
- 10. Massive Darkness (2017)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
- 11. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +1.3 heavier
- 12. The Others (2016)Shares with Conan: Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game · 3 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Novel-based, Dice Rolling · 1 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
- 14. Batman Gotham City Chronicles (2019)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game +1 more · 5 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (83%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.9 heavier
- 15. Cadwallon City of Thieves (2010)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
- 16. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling · 1 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
- 17. Krosmaster Quest (2015)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game · 3 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 18. Arcadia Quest (2014)Shares with Conan: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice Rolling · 1 of Conan’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Conan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Conan?
- Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016) is the closest match to Conan, sharing adventure, fantasy, fighting. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Conan?
- Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Eldritch Horror, Super Dungeon Explore are the top-ranked alternatives to Conan in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Mansions of Madness Second Edition harder than Conan?
- Compared with Conan, Mansions of Madness Second Edition is same complexity and ~60 min longer (2.7 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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