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About Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven drops you into a medieval dark‑fantasy world where mercenaries hunt monsters in dungeons, forests, and caves. Every decision can shift the story and affect your loot for the team. The digital version mirrors the board game’s strategic depth, rewarding careful planning, card management, and level‑up choices while supporting solo play or cooperative sessions with up to four friends online.
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Game Setting
Set in a unique medieval dark fantasy universe, Gloomhaven presents terrifying dungeons, dreadful forests, and dark caves filled with horrific monsters.
Exploration is driven by quests and events that guide mercenaries through branching story paths.
- Observe enemy placement before moving.
- Use terrain to block line‑of‑sight.
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Character Selection
The game offers 17 unique mercenary characters, each equipped with distinct skills and a pool of over 1,000 abilities.
Choosing the right mix of mercenaries shapes tactics and influences story outcomes throughout campaign.
- Pair characters with complementary attack ranges.
- Consider future level‑up synergies.
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Combat Mechanics
Combat unfolds on a hex‑grid where each turn each mercenary plays two ability cards, top and bottom halves.
Cards serve as both actions and a limited resource, making exhaustion a strategic concern.
- Save high‑damage cards for critical moments.
- Track remaining cards to avoid sudden exhaustion.
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Campaign Structure
The main campaign contains 95 story missions that branch based on player choices, affecting future scenarios throughout game.
An additional Guildmaster adventure adds over 160 exclusive missions with new maps and NPCs.
- Experiment with different mercenary combos in new missions.
- Note how early decisions echo in later story arcs.
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Community Features
Gloomhaven supports full controller input, Steam Cloud saves, a level editor, and Steam Workshop content sharing for players.
Family Sharing lets multiple accounts access the game without needing separate purchases on different devices.
- Try community‑made scenarios via the Workshop.
- Back up saves with Steam Cloud for peace of mind.
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