Publisher: Cephalofair Games
Release Date: Q3 2025
Players: 1–4
Playtime: 60–120 minutes
Ages: 14+
Genre: Cooperative, Campaign, Fantasy, Tactical Combat
Description:
Gloomhaven: Second Edition is a fully revised and elevated version of the award-winning legacy board game that redefined cooperative dungeon-crawling. This edition is the culmination of years of feedback from players, designers, and developers, bringing a more refined, balanced, and immersive experience to both new and returning adventurers.
While the core world, story, and gameplay remain intact, nearly every element has been enhanced:
- Rebalanced and redesigned mercenary classes, items, and scenarios
- New artwork, updated miniatures, and rewritten narrative content
- Faction-based reputation system that adds new layers of decision-making
- Optional difficulty settings for a more tailored challenge
- Expanded battle goals (from 24 to 60) and over 120 new narrative sections
Mechanical Updates:
- Scenarios: 14 new, 14 reworked, 36 significantly modified, 32 slightly modified
- Items: 43 new, 19 reworked, 76 modified
- Events: 163 new, 15 modified
- Monsters: 2 new, 20 significantly modified
- Personal Quests: 6 new, 8 reworked
- And more...
Gameplay Features:
- Tactical card-driven combat
- Modular board and legacy-style progression
- Deep character customization and branching storylines
- Solo and cooperative play modes
Slogan: “The world of Gloomhaven returns—bolder, deeper, and more dangerous than ever.”