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HeroQuest: First Light(2025)

★ 8.0 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.83
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Games like HeroQuest: First Light

Looking for games like HeroQuest: First Light? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Dungeons & Dragons: The Fantasy Adventure Board Game(2003)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.2
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72/100

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Valor & Villainy: Minions of Mordak(2020)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 2.3
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70/100

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HeroQuest Advanced Quest(1990)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.2
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70/100

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Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game(2007)

★ 6.92–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
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68/100

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Meeple Quest(2021)

★ 9.31–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
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68/100

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Arcadia Quest(2014)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
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68/100

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Warhammer Quest: Shadows Over Hammerhal(2017)

★ 7.72–5 playersWeight 2.0
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68/100

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Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest(2015)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.5
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66/100

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Arcadia Quest: Inferno(2017)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
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66/100

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Star Wars: Imperial Assault(2014)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
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65/100

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Scooby-Doo!: Betrayal at Mystery Mansion(2020)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 1.8
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65/100

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Okko: Era of the Asagiri(2008)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.2
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65/100

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