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Gloomhaven

Difficult card-driven tactical RPG adapted from a cooperative board game

Flaming Fowl Studios, Saber Interactive · Published by Twin Sails Interactive · Released Oct 20, 2021

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Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 14K
Recent reviews
Mixed
56% of 46 in 30 days
Players
285
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 10, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 760
8 GB RAM · 14 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Gloomhaven?

This dark-fantasy tactical RPG adapts a board game about mercenaries taking paid jobs amid a struggle for the city. Across a branching 95-mission campaign, you explore dungeons and fight on hex grids, choosing two ability cards per mercenary each turn while managing limited cards, equipment, perks, and levels. Play alone or in online co-op with up to four players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult, slow-paced combat built around careful planning
  • +you want a cooperative board game without physical setup
  • +you like managing several distinct characters and card decks

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast action over deliberate turn-based decisions
  • −you want a gentle learning curve and forgiving difficulty

What players say

81% of 13,999 reviews are positive · 56% of 46 in the last 30 days

Players praise the deep card-based tactics and how the adaptation handles setup, bookkeeping, and enemy turns. The dominant complaint is unreliable online co-op, with reports of desyncs, crashes, loading hangs, and softlocks; recent reviews also cite severe slowdowns and clumsy controls and menus.

Players over time

▼ -56% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 557 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026285
Nov 6, 2026203
Nov 5, 2026141
Nov 4, 2026185
Nov 3, 2026167
Nov 2, 2026175
Nov 1, 2026217
Oct 31, 2026199
Oct 30, 2026156
Oct 29, 2026121
Oct 28, 2026137
Oct 27, 2026333
Oct 26, 2026311
Oct 25, 2026365
Oct 24, 2026458
Oct 23, 2026398
Oct 22, 2026398
Oct 21, 2026457
Oct 20, 2026406
Oct 18, 2026395
Oct 17, 2026385
Oct 16, 2026389
Oct 15, 2026404
Oct 14, 2026390
Oct 13, 2026423
Oct 11, 2026367
Oct 10, 2026384
Oct 9, 2026392
Oct 8, 2026482
Oct 7, 2026361
Oct 6, 2026472
Oct 4, 2026371
Oct 3, 2026460
Oct 2, 2026500
Oct 1, 2026450
Sep 30, 2026471
Sep 29, 2026470
Sep 27, 2026429
Sep 26, 2026452
Sep 25, 2026504
Sep 24, 2026484
Sep 23, 2026185
Sep 23, 2026442
Sep 22, 2026425
Sep 21, 2026557

How many players finish Gloomhaven?

6.0% of Steam players have unlocked «From Gloom, only greed and death emerges», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Gloomhaven system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 14 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Win 10 64bits
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470, AMD Ryzen 3 1200, or above
Graphics
GeForce GTX 760, Radeon R9 280, or above
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
14 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Win 10 64bits
Processor
Intel Core i5-11400, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, or above
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1070, Radeon RX Vega 64, or above
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
14 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Gloomhaven have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Gloomhaven run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
61
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish.

Does Gloomhaven use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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