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18 games like Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion

The best games like Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion are Gloomhaven, Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) and Advanced Heroquest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Gloomhaven shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion.

Ranked alternatives to Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (adventure, exploration), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion’s medium-heavy weight.

1. 1. Gloomhaven (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
2. 2. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
3. 3. Advanced Heroquest (1989)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
4. 4. Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King (2015)
   1–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
5. 5. Dungeon Alliance (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
6. 6. Shadows of Brimstone Forbidden Fortress (2018)
   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
7. 7. Fuji Koro (2019)
   1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
8. 8. Skull Tales Full Sail! (2019)
   1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Cooperative Game
9. 9. Quodd Heroes (2019)
   1–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game
10. 10. Darklight Memento Mori (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game
11. 11. Dungeon Universalis (2019)
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 9.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Miniatures, Action Queue, Cooperative Game
12. 12. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
13. 13. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
14. 14. Mansions of Madness (2011)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures
15. 15. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures
16. 16. Dungeons & Dragons Castle Ravenloft Board Game (2010)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
17. 17. Dungeons & Dragons Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game (2011)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game
18. 18. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Cooperative Game

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