What game is most like Epic Card Game?

Hero Realms (2016) is the closest match to Epic Card Game, sharing card game, fantasy, fighting. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Epic Card Game?

Hero Realms, Aeon's End, Smash Up are the top-ranked alternatives to Epic Card Game 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 Hero Realms harder than Epic Card Game?

Compared with Epic Card Game, Hero Realms is 0.6 lighter and about the same length (1.9 vs 2.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Epic Card Game / Similar games

18 games like Epic Card Game

The best games like Epic Card Game are Hero Realms, Aeon's End and Smash Up — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Hero Realms shares card game, fantasy, fighting with Epic Card Game.

Every alternative below links to its own Epic Card Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Epic Card Game’s 2.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Hero Realms (2016)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
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2. Aeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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3. Smash Up (2012)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Zombies, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
View Smash Up on Amazon →
4. Res Arcana (2019)
2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
5. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
6. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
7. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)
2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. Everdell (2018)
1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. Seasons (2012)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. Summoner Wars (2009)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
11. Munchkin 3 Clerical Errors (2003)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · 0.7 lighter
12. Nightfall (2011)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. Oceans (2020)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Prehistoric, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (100%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. Thunderstone (2009)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
15. La Fallera Calavera (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Zombies, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
16. Skytear (2020)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. Pixel Tactics (2012)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (67%)
vs Epic Card Game: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
18. Evolution Climate (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
Shares with Epic Card Game: Card Game, Fighting, Prehistoric, Hand Management · 1 of Epic Card Game’s 3 mechanics (33%)
vs Epic Card Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Epic Card Game?: Hero Realms (2016) is the closest match to Epic Card Game, sharing card game, fantasy, fighting. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Epic Card Game?: Hero Realms, Aeon's End, Smash Up are the top-ranked alternatives to Epic Card Game 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 Hero Realms harder than Epic Card Game?: Compared with Epic Card Game, Hero Realms is 0.6 lighter and about the same length (1.9 vs 2.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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