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18 games like Dungeon Lords

The best games like Dungeon Lords are Caverna The Cave Farmers, Gloomhaven and Belfort — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Caverna The Cave Farmers shares economic, fantasy, tile placement with Dungeon Lords.

Every alternative below links to its own Dungeon Lords-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dungeon Lords’s 3.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)

   1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Caverna The Cave Farmers alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Economic, Fantasy, Tile Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Caverna The Cave Farmers →
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   2. Gloomhaven (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Gloomhaven alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Queue · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Gloomhaven →
3. 

   3. Belfort (2011)

   2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Belfort alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Economic, Fantasy, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Belfort →
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   4. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
5. 

   5. Spirit Island (2017)

   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Spirit Island alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)

   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. 

   7. The Manhattan Project (2012)

   2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See The Manhattan Project alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Economic, Fighting, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
8. 

   8. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   9. Blood Rage (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →

   Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
10. 

    10. Root (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Root alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Action Queue, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
11. 

    11. Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)

    1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Viticulture Essential Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Economic, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    12. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
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    13. Kingdom Rush Rift in Time (2020)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
14. 

    14. The Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Queue, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
15. 

    15. Chaos in the Old World (2009)

    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
16. 

    16. Magic: The Gathering (1993)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Magic: The Gathering alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: both play at 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    17. Agricola Revised Edition (2016)

    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Agricola Revised Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Economic, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. Runewars (2010)

    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See Runewars alternatives →

    Shares with Dungeon Lords: Fantasy, Fighting, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 1 of Dungeon Lords’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Dungeon Lords: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.2 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Dungeon Lords fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.