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18 games like Hero Realms

The best games like Hero Realms are Star Realms Colony Wars, Thunderstone and Res Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Realms Colony Wars shares card game, fighting, card drafting with Hero Realms.

Every alternative below links to its own Hero Realms-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hero Realms’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like Star Realms Colony Wars →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Star Realms Colony Wars on Amazon →
2. 2. Thunderstone (2009)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Thunderstone →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~35 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Thunderstone on Amazon →
3. 3. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Res Arcana →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Res Arcana on Amazon →
4. 4. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~35 min longer · +0.9 heavier
6. 6. Century Golem Edition (2017)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Century Golem Edition →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. KeyForge Call of the Archons (2018)
   2 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like KeyForge Call of the Archons →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Summoner Wars (2009)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Summoner Wars →
   Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe (2002)
    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · games like Munchkin 2 Unnatural Axe →
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~65 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Dale of Merchants 2 The Era of Trade Masters (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Epic Card Game (2015)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium · games like Epic Card Game →
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Riftforce (2021)
    2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. Shards of Infinity (2018)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Ascension Deckbuilding Game →
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Rune Age (2011)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · games like Rune Age →
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Ylandyss (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Aquatica (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hero Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Hero Realms’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Hero Realms: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Hero Realms fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.