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18 games like Gloom

The best games like Gloom are Smash Up Awesome Level 9000, Braggart and Beasty Bar — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 shares card game, horror, humor with Gloom.

Every alternative below links to its own Gloom-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / horror shelf.

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

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   1. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)

   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 →
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   2. Braggart (2010)

   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Storytelling, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Braggart →
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   3. Beasty Bar (2014)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Light · See Beasty Bar alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Beasty Bar →
4. 

   4. Guillotine (1998)

   2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Light · See Guillotine alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   5. Dixit Odyssey (2011)

   3–12 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Dixit Odyssey alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Storytelling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 12 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   6. The Red Dragon Inn (2007)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See The Red Dragon Inn alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   7. Snake Oil (2010)

   3–10 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Storytelling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 10 · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   8. Cutthroat Caverns (2007)

   3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Cutthroat Caverns alternatives →

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   9. Village Pillage (2019)

   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light

   Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Creatures & Cultists (1993)

    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    11. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)

    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · See Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    12. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Mad Magazine Card Game (1979)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Lose a Turn, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    14. Hero Realms (2016)

    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    15. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Sheriff of Nottingham alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    16. Trash Pandas (2017)

    2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~42 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    17. Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck (2015)

    2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light · See Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    18. Unstable Unicorns (2017)

    2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light · See Unstable Unicorns alternatives →

    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Gloom’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Gloom: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity

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