Founders of Gloomhaven(2018)
Games like Founders of Gloomhaven
Looking for games like Founders of Gloomhaven? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Nucleum(2023)
Shares Action Retrieval + 4 more
Rome: Fate of an Empire(2024)
Shares Action Retrieval + 5 more
Barrage(2019)
Shares Network and Route Building + 3 more
Lisboa(2017)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Black Rose Wars: Rebirth(2023)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more
Caverna: The Cave Farmers(2013)
Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more
Mombasa(2015)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more
Scarface 1920(2023)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more
1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties(2013)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more
Railways of the Lost Atlas(2024)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more
The Great Zimbabwe(2012)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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