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18 games like Stronghold

The best games like Stronghold are The Lord of the Ice Garden, Cthulhu Wars and Eldritch Horror — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Lord of the Ice Garden shares fantasy, fighting, medieval with Stronghold.

Every alternative below links to its own Stronghold-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Stronghold’s 3.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The Lord of the Ice Garden (2014)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Medieval, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View The Lord of the Ice Garden on Amazon →
2. 2. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Cthulhu Wars on Amazon →
3. 3. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
   View Eldritch Horror on Amazon →
4. 4. Heroes of Land (2018)
   1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 6. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Runewars (2010)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Spirit Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Point to Point Movement, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
10. 10. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Medieval, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Hunt for the Ring (2017)
    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Point to Point Movement, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Cerebria The Inside World (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Point to Point Movement, Team-Based Game · 4 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. The Others (2016)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Team-Based Game · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
15. 15. Time of Legends Joan of Arc (2019)
    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Medieval, Action Points, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~52 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fighting, Point to Point Movement, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points · 1 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Krosmaster Quest (2015)
    2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Stronghold: Fantasy, Fighting, Action Points, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Stronghold’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Stronghold: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter

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