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18 games like Gloomhaven

The best games like Gloomhaven are War of the Ring Second Edition, Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) and Spirit Island — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. War of the Ring Second Edition shares adventure, fantasy, fighting with Gloomhaven.

Every alternative below links to its own Gloomhaven-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 Gloomhaven’s 3.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View War of the Ring Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.7 lighter
   View Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) on Amazon →
3. 3. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 3 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Spirit Island on Amazon →
4. 4. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fighting, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
   1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Dungeon Universalis (2019)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 9.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
9. 9. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Fantasy, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. Skull Tales Full Sail! (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 1.3 lighter
13. 13. Darklight Memento Mori (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Nemesis (2018)
    1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · 1.2 lighter
16. 16. Quodd Heroes (2019)
    1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game · 2 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
17. 17. Dungeon Alliance (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Heroes of Land (2018)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven: Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 1 of Gloomhaven’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Gloomhaven: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · 0.6 lighter

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