Gloomhaven
Flaming Fowl Studios · 2021 · Difficult, Online Co-Op, Dark Fantasy, Turn-Based Combat, Tactical RPG
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About Gloomhaven
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Lead a band of mercenaries through a dark fantasy world of tactical turn-based combat where every card played and positioning choice can mean life or death. This digital adaptation of the highest-rated board game ever features 17 unique characters, 95 branching story missions, and both solo and co-op play for up to 4 players.
Whether you are drawn to the lands of Gloomhaven by the call of adventure or an avid desire for the glimmer of gold in the dark, your fate will surely be the same…Lead your band of mercenaries through this unforgiving place, where every choice is crucial. Carve your way through terrifying dungeons, dreadful forests and dark caves filled with horrific monsters to reap your rewards… or die trying.
Sell your sword to anyone who can afford it, may they be city officials or corrupt cultists. You are paid to get results and not ask questions. Where will you draw the line?
Gloomhaven is a tactical RPG and a digital adaptation of the ultimate strategy board game by Isaac Childres (the highest-rated board game of all time on https://BoardGameGeek.com ). Set in a unique medieval dark fantasy universe, Gloomhaven rewards strategic planning and problem solving. Face this dark world alone or in online co-op for up to 4 players!Explore the world in a band of 2 to 4 mercenaries. Each of the 17 unique characters comes with their own skills and more than 1,000 different abilities to master! Prepare your deck of ability cards before setting out to explore the dark caves and dreadful forest of Gloomhaven through quests and events.
Once inside a dungeon, engage in tactical turn-based combat by selecting two cards for each mercenary on every turn. You can only use the top half of one and the bottom half of another, so plan accordingly!
Move up your hired blades on the hex grid terrain to take advantage of the dungeon’s environment. Set up deadly combos and unleash devastating powers but be wary of the cost. Cards are a resource as scarce and crucial as your life points, so watch out for exhaustion. Every choice has life or death consequences.
Hone your abilities during the game with enhancements and perks, while your power increases with level ups and new equipment. You need every advantage you can to survive here. So, gear up your band of mercenaries, chase powerful artifacts, buy the favor of the Great Oak, and never let your guard down.
Adapted from the original Gloomhaven Board Game, this branching campaign of 95 story missions pits your greed against your morality. Many powerful opponents are vying for control over the city of Gloomhaven while others are looking for ancient crypts and forgotten artefacts. You could always side with the inhabitants, but it may not pay well…Whatever your path may be, it will be paved with difficult choices.
Created in collaboration with the community during the early access, the Guildmaster adventure has more than 160 exclusive digital missions that allow you to experience another facet of Gloomhaven with new storylines, quests, map and NPCs.Lead your guild of mercenaries in a region overrun by unspeakable things, far worse than simple bandits.
Choose the best combination of mercenaries for each fight and follow their character stories in this deadly new territory.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game is excessively complicated and the tutorial doesn't even teach you a fraction of the game's core mechanics. Unless you've played the board game you will be constantly searching the internet for what some random symbol means. The difficulty is also very high early on. Unless you already know what you're doing, expect to lose the first scenario multiple times on Easy. This game feels like it was made by two people trapped in a loveless marriage. One of them said "Let's make a game that's like a puzzle, where players can to map out the optimal set of moves each turn" and the other said "Fine, but we're going to add multiple layers of randomness so that any plan they come up with is pointless anyway".3 found this helpful
a ton of technical difficulties playing online with friends game reliant too much on rng even for a digital table top its way too slow its not deep, but rather shallow field of complexness = there is alot, but nothing very well made1 found this helpful
Coming from the board game, the digital game is a quality-of-life improvement. No need to organize physical pieces, no need to do tedious mental math, no need to repeatedly consult rulebook... Coming from any other tactical videogame, this game is a clunky user experience. Took my friend and I 3 hours to get through 3 scenarios. Multiplayer has some buggy edge cases (plugging in a controller disconnects you, people joining occasionally not able to make inputs). The controller inputs are awkward with every step asking for confirmation and needing long button presses. The keyboard inputs are undoable if you misclick, forcing you to redo the entire round with all of the slow confirmations. No way to look at cards after commiting, making me sit idle while everyone else is having their turn. There's a lot of UI quirks to get used to (e.g. shop is grey if you selected a different character other than yours, and it's not obvious the first time). If you want a snappy videogame, this is not it. If you want a digital board game experience, this is okay. As long as you come in with the right expectations of a slow slog then you'll be okay.1 found this helpful
I play full run through hard mode on Sunderfolk before purchasing this game, i have a lot of fun on that game with hard mode, that game every turn every action counts you think hard but it is rewarding and fun and 1 turn can use around 10 min max to optimized every action. buying this, didn't expect 2.7hr on just tutorial, after tutorial i want to refund so badly because its way too complicated to be able to have a fun. lets pick 1 mechanics of this game a "card selection" i think card selection and exhausting mechanics are way too complicated. just only card selection you have to think 1. what EXACTLY 2 action you want to do. 2. initiative value? what order i want to go? 3. does my ability want to use of this 2 card are opposite side? 4. does 2 cards i used are going to be burned? if that so can i do it now, or wait later? 5. how do i have to prepare buff/ infusion for next turn. 6. if I short rest and a card draw is the one i want to use, can i managed to take damage to redraw again? 7. also i need to plan 1-6 for next turn too. 8. plan 2/3 if somehow your damage got -2 or x0 9.... 1 turn causing more than 15 min is just not fun. at all. fees so tried and just want to …1 found this helpful
Won't launch on MacOS1 found this helpful
Plays just like the board game but is easier as set up is done for you. Only downside is there are still a few glitches. We've figured out ways around them but it would still be nice if they got resolved. Overall, highly recommend!
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