Faithful adaptation of the board game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“A faithful implementation of my favorite board game of all time.”
Steam review · 181.4 h played ↗
Gloomhaven
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Flaming Fowl Studios, Saber Interactive2021Turn-Based Combat · Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Strategy
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, deep and punishing digital version of the Gloomhaven board game with no setup, but it's clunky and its multiplayer is widely reported broken. Skip it if you need reliable co-op.
Great for
Board game fans who want deep tactical card combat solo or co-op without setup or rules bookkeeping
Main risk
Multiplayer desyncs, crashes and unfixed bugs in a game that appears abandoned
What changed in the last 30 days
43 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews say multiplayer is broken, the loading screen blocks some players, and the last update was October 2025. Players think the game is abandoned. The explanation is fairly clear, though no single patch is named.
43 recent reviews
What players love
Deep, challenging tactical card combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You need to anticipate the next moves, think in advance and sometimes just deal with whatever is left in your repertoire, because you can't just spam your best cards.”
Steam review · 177 h played ↗
Great co-op with friends online
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“If you're into board games but struggle to attend in person sessions. I HIGHLY rate recommend this!”
Steam review · 327.1 h played ↗
No setup or bookkeeping
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“All of the fun without the unboxing, set up and clean up.”
Steam review · 27.7 h played ↗
Narration, music and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Oh and you have narration + beautiful music that blends well with the atmosphere.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Lots of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Great game, tons of content and a lot of characters to experience gameplay with.”
Steam review · 114 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken multiplayer, desyncs and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Trying to replay in 2025 and constantly disconnecting in multiplayer.”
Steam review · 113.4 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and abandoned support
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Almost 2 years since last update and still full of game breaking bugs.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Frustrating RNG and card burn mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The cards are destroyed after you play them, and you end up failing the mission because you run out of card.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Steep learning curve and punishing difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Unless you already know what you're doing, expect to lose the first scenario multiple times on Easy.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Clunky UI and no undo
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The simple lack of an "undo" button makes me hate this game with everything I have.”
Steam review · 45.2 h played ↗
Slow, laggy and poorly optimized
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Each AI turn takes close to a minute to action”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support14 GB
Minimum
OSWin 10 64bits
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 3 1200, or above
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 280, or above
Storage14 GB available space
Recommended
OSWin 10 64bits
ProcessorIntel Core i5-11400, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, or above
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1070, Radeon RX Vega 64, or above
Storage14 GB available space
OSWin 10 64bits
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 3 1200, or above
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 280, or above
Storage14 GB available space
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