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18 games like Hero Realms

The best games like Hero Realms are Star Realms Colony Wars, Thunderstone and Res Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Realms Colony Wars shares card game, fighting, card drafting with Hero Realms.

Every alternative below links to its own Hero Realms-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 Hero Realms’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

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

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (100%)

   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Star Realms Colony Wars →
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   2. Thunderstone (2009)

   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Thunderstone alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Thunderstone →
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   3. Res Arcana (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Res Arcana →
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   4. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)

   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~35 min longer · +0.9 heavier
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   6. Century Golem Edition (2017)

   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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   7. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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   8. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)

   2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See KeyForge Call of the Archons alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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   9. Summoner Wars (2009)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Summoner Wars alternatives →

   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    10. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)

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

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~65 min longer · same complexity
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    11. Dale of Merchants 2 The Era of Trade Masters (2016)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (100%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    12. Epic Card Game (2015)

    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium · See Epic Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    13. Riftforce (2021)

    2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    14. Shards of Infinity (2018)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    15. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Ascension Deckbuilding Game alternatives →

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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    16. Rune Age (2011)

    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Rune Age alternatives →

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Ylandyss (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    18. Aquatica (2019)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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