Gloomhaven (Second Edition)(2025)
Games like Gloomhaven (Second Edition)
Looking for games like Gloomhaven (Second Edition)? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pulling together against a game that fights back. 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
Gloomhaven(2017)
Shares Action Queue + 19 more
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion(2020)
Shares Action Queue + 15 more
Frosthaven(2022)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 13 more
Terminus Frontier(2026)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 11 more
Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more
Mage Knight Board Game(2011)
Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 10 more
Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Core Set)(2021)
Shares Communication Limits + 8 more
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood(2022)
Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 7 more
Arkham Horror: The Card Game(2016)
Shares Communication Limits + 8 more
Spirit Island(2017)
Shares Action Retrieval + 8 more
DANTE: Inferno(2025)
Shares Action Retrieval + 9 more
Euthia: Torment of Resurrection(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 7 more
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