Faithful adaptation of the board game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Great game. Almost exactly like the boardgame.”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
Frosthaven
Worth buying? What 298 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 298 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 72%Mostly Positive · 72%Snapshot Games Inc.2026Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Board Game
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $27.99
The verdict
A faithful, deep digital version of the Frosthaven board game with no setup and a streamlined town phase. It's very hard, and UI and multiplayer stability draw heavy complaints; newcomers should skip it.
Great for
Gloomhaven/Frosthaven fans who want the board game without setup, solo or co-op, and enjoy hard tactical puzzles
Main risk
Multiplayer desyncs, crashes and a confusing UI combined with steep difficulty can ruin sessions
What players love
Deep, challenging tactical gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The designers have really nailed that feeling of grasping victory from the jaws of defeat”
Steam review · 42.4 h played ↗
No setup; rules and upkeep automated
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“feels like the board game without the admin!”
Steam review · 130.8 h played ↗
Town building and rich content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I can see myself playing this game for 100s of hours. So much content.”
Steam review · 74.7 h played ↗
Responsive devs and steady updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“After a lot of iterations and bug fixes, the game is in really good shape.”
Steam review · 125.3 h played ↗
Improvement over Gloomhaven digital (undo, speed)
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“much faster to play with the option to speed up animations, an undo button to let you roll back each action that can carry through rounds”
Steam review · 89.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Constantly crashes. Half of my hours played is waiting for party members to load or get re-invited because the game crashed for one of us.”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Multiplayer desyncs and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Multiplayer connection issues are some of the worst I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Confusing, clunky UI and card icons
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this is by far the worst UI anyone has ever conceived of for anything”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty and unbalanced scenarios
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The difficulty off rip is ridiculous, even on standard.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Poor performance and long load times
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“even on the lowest settings (320x200, 20 FPS, "Fastest" graphics), the game pegs my CPU at 200%+”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Scenario rules and objectives poorly explained
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 negative reviews
“HALF THE SCENARIO'S HAVE MINIMAL SPECIAL RULE EXPLAINATIONS DESPITE BEING CRITICAL TO SCENARIO SUCCESS.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable50 GB
Minimum
OSWindow 10 64 bit, Windows 11 64 bit
ProcessorIntel i5 7600 / AMD 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD RX 570
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindow 10 64 bit, Windows 11 64 bit
ProcessorIntel 12500 / AMD 5700x, or above
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD RX 6600, or above
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindow 10 64 bit, Windows 11 64 bit
ProcessorIntel i5 7600 / AMD 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD RX 570
Storage50 GB available space
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