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18 games like Thunderstone Quest

The best games like Thunderstone Quest are Aeon's End, Black Rose Wars and Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, deck with Thunderstone Quest.

Every alternative below links to its own Thunderstone Quest-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 Thunderstone Quest’s 2.8 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 Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
2. 2. Black Rose Wars (2019)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Black Rose Wars on Amazon →
3. 3. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire on Amazon →
4. 4. Mystic Vale (2016)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
6. 6. Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
8. 8. Sorcerer (2019)
   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Aquatica (2019)
   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
10. 10. The Big Book of Madness (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Dragonfire (2017)
    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Puzzle Strike (Third Edition) (2012)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~55 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Rune Age (2011)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. City of Iron (2013)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Thunderstone Quest: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck · 1 of Thunderstone Quest’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs Thunderstone Quest: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity

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