Best Campaign Legacy games
Games that evolve across multiple sessions with persistent consequences, unlockable content, and narrative progression.
How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied
12 games · scored by ISO
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Gloomhaven(2017)
★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
85/100
Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven
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War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)
★ 8.62–4 players150 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
86/100
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven
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Spirit Island(2017)
★ 8.31–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
83/100
Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceAutomatic Resource Growth
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion(2020)
★ 8.41–4 players30 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
84/100
Action QueueAction RetrievalCampaign / Battle Card Driven
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Twilight Struggle(2005)
★ 8.22 players120 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
82/100
Action / EventAdvantage TokenArea Majority / Influence
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Frosthaven(2022)
★ 8.71–4 players90 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
87/100
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommunication LimitsCooperative Game
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Nemesis(2018)
★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
83/100
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling
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Arcs(2024)
★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
80/100
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven
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Inis(2016)
★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
78/100
Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement
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Nemesis: Lockdown(2022)
★ 8.31–5 players90 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
83/100
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative GameDice Rolling
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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon(2019)
★ 8.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
80/100
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCooperative Game
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The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth(2019)
★ 7.91–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
79/100
Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven
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