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18 games like Cutthroat Caverns

The best games like Cutthroat Caverns are Dungeon Raiders, Hero Realms and Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dungeon Raiders shares adventure, card game, fantasy with Cutthroat Caverns.

Every alternative below links to its own Cutthroat Caverns-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Dungeon Raiders (2011)
   3–5 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That · 4 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
   View Dungeon Raiders on Amazon →
2. 2. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Hero Realms →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~65 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Hero Realms on Amazon →
3. 3. Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace (2018)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards Panic at the Pleasure Palace on Amazon →
4. 4. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)
   3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · games like Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. The Red Dragon Inn (2007)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · games like The Red Dragon Inn →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)
   2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like KeyForge Call of the Archons →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 →
   Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Cutthroat Caverns: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Village Pillage (2019)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 11. Summoner Wars (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Summoner Wars →
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
13. 13. Munchkin Adventure Time (2014)
    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Shadows over Camelot →
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Adventure, Fantasy, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Semi-Cooperative Game · 3 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~20 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. BANG! (2002)
    4–7 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · games like BANG! →
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fighting, Hand Management, Kill Steal, Player Elimination, Take That · 4 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 7 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Munchkin Pathfinder Guest Artist Edition (2013)
    3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. La Fallera Calavera (2014)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Humor, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Res Arcana →
    Shares with Cutthroat Caverns: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Cutthroat Caverns’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Cutthroat Caverns: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~50 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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