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18 games like Dungeon!

The best games like Dungeon! are HeroQuest, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Dungeons & Dragons The Fantasy Adventure Board Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. HeroQuest shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Dungeon!.

Every alternative below links to its own Dungeon!-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dungeon!’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. HeroQuest (1989)

   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See HeroQuest alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for HeroQuest →
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   2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~120 min longer · +1.1 heavier

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
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   3. Dungeons & Dragons The Fantasy Adventure Board Game (2003)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Dungeons & Dragons The Fantasy Adventure Board Game →
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   4. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)

   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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   5. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy · See Mage Knight Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 6 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~120 min longer · +2.7 heavier
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   6. Deck Box Dungeons (2018)

   1–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   7. Warhammer Quest Shadows Over Hammerhal (2017)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 

   8. Forgotten Waters (2020)

   3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Events · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~150 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Mice and Mystics (2012)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1.1 heavier
10. 

    10. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)

    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~150 min longer · +1.8 heavier
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    11. Talisman Revised 4th Edition (2007)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Talisman Revised 4th Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 

    12. Destinies (2021)

    1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–3 players · ~90 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    13. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Events · 6 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +2.2 heavier
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    14. Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Critical Hits and Failures · 5 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +2 heavier
15. 

    15. DeathMaze (1979)

    1–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Events, Role Playing · 7 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
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    16. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Tales of the Arabian Nights alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    17. Talisman Expansion Set (1986)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dungeon!: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing · 6 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    18. My Little Scythe (2017)

    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See My Little Scythe alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon!: Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon!’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Dungeon!: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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