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18 games like Nightfall

The best games like Nightfall are Aeon's End, Unmatched Cobble & Fog and Res Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, fighting with Nightfall.

Every alternative below links to its own Nightfall-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 Nightfall’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Aeon's End (2016)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Aeon's End →
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   2. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for Unmatched Cobble & Fog →
3. 

   3. Res Arcana (2019)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 4 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Res Arcana →
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   4. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
5. 

   5. Summoner Wars (2009)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 

   6. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fighting, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck · 5 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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   7. Sorcerer (2019)

   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck · 6 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. Thunderstone (2009)

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

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   9. Magic: The Gathering (1993)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Magic: The Gathering alternatives →

   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
10. 

    10. Hero Realms (2016)

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

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 7 shared tags · 4 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 

    11. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See A Game of Thrones The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 

    12. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 

    13. Skytear (2020)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 

    14. Rune Age (2011)

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

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Pixel Tactics (2012)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Pixel Tactics alternatives →

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
16. 

    16. Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
17. 

    17. Dice Throne Season One (2018)

    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Dice Throne Season One alternatives →

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)

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

    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

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