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18 games like Rune Age

The best games like Rune Age are Aeon's End, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set and Summoner Wars Master Set — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, fighting with Rune Age.

Every alternative below links to its own Rune Age-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 Rune Age’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
2. 2. Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set (2019)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management +1 more · 5 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (100%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set on Amazon →
3. 3. Summoner Wars Master Set (2011)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Summoner Wars Master Set on Amazon →
4. 4. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Warhammer Quest The Adventure Card Game (2015)
   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn (2015)
   2–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~110 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Street Masters (2018)
   1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~43 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Aventuria Adventure Card Game (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~73 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)
    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rune Age: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~65 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Heroes of Terrinoth (2018)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Rune Age: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~50 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Rune Age: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~80 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Dice Throne Season One (2018)
    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Rune Age: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~80 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. The Big Book of Madness (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Rune Age: Card Game, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Rune Age’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Rune Age: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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