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18 games like Nightfall

The best games like Nightfall are Aeon's End, Unmatched Cobble & Fog and Res Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, fighting with Nightfall.

Every alternative below links to its own Nightfall-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 Nightfall’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
2. 2. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Unmatched Cobble & Fog on Amazon →
3. 3. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Res Arcana →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Res Arcana on Amazon →
4. 4. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
5. 5. Summoner Wars (2009)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Summoner Wars →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fighting, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Sorcerer (2019)
   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Thunderstone (2009)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Thunderstone →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Magic: The Gathering (1993)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · games like Magic: The Gathering →
   Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Hero Realms →
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
11. 11. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · games like A Game of Thrones The Card Game →
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Rune Age (2011)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · games like Rune Age →
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Pixel Tactics (2012)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Pixel Tactics →
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Call of Cthulhu The Card Game (2008)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Horror, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Dice Throne Season One (2018)
    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Dice Throne Season One →
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nightfall: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nightfall: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Nightfall’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Nightfall: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

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