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18 games like Gloom

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

Ranked alternatives to Gloom (card game, horror), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Gloom’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Munchkin Gloom (2015)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Storytelling, Take That
  2. 2. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
  3. 3. Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
  4. 4. Smash Up The Obligatory Cthulhu Set (2013)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
  5. 5. Smash Up It's Your Fault! (2016)
    2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
  6. 6. Creatures & Cultists (1993)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
  7. 7. Cthulhu Gloom (2011)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Hand Management, Storytelling, Take That
  8. 8. Braggart (2010)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Storytelling, Take That
  9. 9. Fairytale Gloom (2015)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Storytelling, Take That
  10. 10. 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
  11. 11. Dark Stories (2004)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Storytelling
  12. 12. Killing Parentless Children (2017)
    1–4 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Take That
  13. 13. Miskatonic School for Girls (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 5.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management
  14. 14. Black Stories Funny Death Edition (2011)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Storytelling
  15. 15. Black Stories Funny Death Edition (2011)
    2–15 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Storytelling
  16. 16. Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom (2002)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 5.7 · Light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management
  17. 17. Torches & Pitchforks (2003)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Horror, Humor, Hand Management
  18. 18. Munchkin Guest Artist Edition (2001)
    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gloom: Card Game, Humor, Hand Management, Take That
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Gloom?
Munchkin Gloom (2015) is the closest match to Gloom, sharing card game, horror, humor. It rates 6.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Gloom?
Munchkin Gloom, Smash Up Awesome Level 9000, Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature are the top-ranked alternatives to Gloom in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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