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Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs(2024)

★ 7.5 BGG1 players20 minWeight 3.32
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCritical Hits and Failures

Games like Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs

Looking for games like Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 8.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 4 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Black Rose Wars: Duel – Kami(2025)

★ 8.11–2 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Brazil: Imperial(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players100 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionContractsGrid Movement

Imperium: Classics(2021)

★ 7.71–4 players40 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Lords of Ragnarok(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

BattleCON: Devastation of Indines(2013)

★ 7.81–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Dwellings of Eldervale(2020)

★ 8.11–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action RetrievalDice RollingHand Management

Ark Nova(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

Scythe(2016)

★ 8.11–5 players115 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionContracts

Grimm World(2024)

★ 7.71 players15 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Action / EventAction TimerGrid Movement

Fallout(2017)

★ 6.91–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

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