Gloomhaven

Gloomhaven is a turn-based strategy role-playing video game, developed by Flaming Fowl Studios and published by Asmodee Digital. It is an adaptation of the tabletop game by the same name. Following two years of early access, Gloomhaven was released for Windows on October 20, 2021 and macOS on November 25, 2021. The game is scheduled to be ported to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in September 2023. Gameplay As an adaptation of the tabletop game Gloomhaven, the video game is a card-driven, turn-based, tactical strategy game. Players assume the role of a band of mercenaries exploring dungeons, killing monsters, and fulfilling quests. Each player controls a character or characters each with a unique class of abilities and attacks, selected through a card deck specific to that class. Players take turns engaging and defeating enemies without being defeated themselves. Players first start by adding two to four characters, known as mercenaries, to start a "guild". Each mercenary has their own set of cards which determine the class and style of play for that character. Six mercenaries are available from the start of the game, with more being unlocked as the player progresses through the storyline. The gameplay takes place within individual dungeon scenarios. The goal is to complete the scenario's main objective, such as defeating all the enemies in the dungeon or surviving a certain number of rounds, all well various side missions, and attempting to complete the primary objective for each mercenary, which reward the player with gold, perks, or experience. Being a card-based game, each mercenary in Gloomhaven has a unique set of cards that determine all actions that can be made throughout a scenario, including attacking, moving, and looting. At the beginning of a turn, the player selects two cards for the characters. Each card has an initiative number associated with it, which determines the order in which all characters on the board will move, including enemies. Cards have two sections, a top and a bottom half. When executing an action, the player selects which of the two available actions on the card they would like to perform. If selecting the top from one card, the bottom must be selected from the other, and vice versa. Enemies in the scenarios act in a similar manner, each with their own initiative number, and set actions to perform.