Games like Descent: Legends of the Dark
If Descent: Legends of the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Boardquest: Tales of Liria, War of the Damned and Hex Gambit: Respawned — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Descent: Legends of the Dark: To play the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game, one player must download the free Descent: Legends of the Dark app on a compatible device. This companion app determines the setup of each quest, tracks your party’s inventory, skills, progress, and resolves combat while telling a narrative story.
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Boardquest: Tales of Liria
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Top pick for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Lead Orcs, Humans, Elves, or Demons toward victory over Liria in this turn-based strategy for 1-4 players. Advance your skills, wield powerful weapons, and form alliances to defeat your foes. Bring peace over Liria with the solo campaign or face your friends in a local or online multiplayer.
War of the Damned
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Second-strongest match for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
War of the Damned is a tabletop RPG designed for Game Masters and players to bring their own adventures to life in a world in ruins. An intuitive and friendly experience, ideal for those looking to dive into the action without barriers.
Hex Gambit: Respawned
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Third-strongest match for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Hex Gambit: Respawned is a quirky and competitive digital board game for 1-4 players that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down!
Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent
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Ranked #4 for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Step into the epic world of Descent with the first fantasy co-op tactical RPG forged from the legendary dungeon crawling board game. Lead a company of fearless heroes across Terrinoth®, survive against epic boss battles in turn-based combat, and settle the fate of a world facing unending darkness.
Dice Ark
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Ranked #5 for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Dice Ark — A roguelike board game where dice decide your fate. Allocate your hand into attack, defense, and crystal raids. Compete for total wealth. When gold turns red, Sin blooms — three turns later, you become a Demon. Six classes, 20+ dice, seven sins. 15–70 min of greed and ruin.
Walls And Tower Party
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Ranked #6 for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
A PvP Board games to play with friends and family both locally and online. Race with up to 6 players, block there path and eliminate them one by one. Friends not included ;)
Starbiz
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Ranked #7 for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Discover strategic depth in our space board game! Use star-currency to buy interstellar sites. Compete with friends in turn-based matches, utilizing the Starbridge for tactical advantage. Accumulate currency for the Lottery, offering rewards and site boosts. Achieve cosmic success
Heartwood Heroes
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Ranked #8 for Descent: Legends of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
A fast-paced board game for up to 4 players featuring humorous quests, quick turn-based combat and multiple-choice events. Explore the board, equip your character, get a job, and fight to become Hero of the Week! Play locally or online with Steam Remote Play.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Fantasy Flight Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
BattleLore: Command
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Shares an epic mood with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Another title from Fantasy Flight Games, the studio behind Descent: Legends of the Dark. Shares Strategy with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
BattleLore: Command is based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games. Lead the noble Daqan army in a campaign against the demon-blooded Uthuk Y’llan or battle head-to-head against a friend or AI opponent in Multiplayer!
Descent: Road to Legend
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Another title from Fantasy Flight Games, the studio behind Descent: Legends of the Dark. Shares Adventure with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Road to Legend is a companion app for the Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition board game. When you play with Road to Legend, the app assumes the role of the overlord player, controlling monsters and inviting you to explore the dungeon in entirely new and unexpected ways.
Mansions of Madness
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Another title from Fantasy Flight Games, the studio behind Descent: Legends of the Dark. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
A companion app for the Mansions of Madness Second Edition board game from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness is a cooperative game of mystery and investigation inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. During each game, one to five players explore a location to unravel a mystery.
Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Another title from Fantasy Flight Games, the studio behind Descent: Legends of the Dark. Shares Adventure with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Legends of the Alliance is a companion app for the Star Wars: Imperial Assault board game, a scenario-based game of tactical combat. When you play with Legends of the Alliance, the app assumes the role of the Imperials, while you and your friends form a team of Rebel heroes fighting to bring down the Galactic Empire.
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
Another title from Fantasy Flight Games, the studio behind Descent: Legends of the Dark. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Descent: Legends of the Dark.
A companion app for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth board game from Fantasy Flight Games, a fully-cooperative board game for one to five players! This companion app dictates the setup of each encounter, tracks your party’s inventory and skills, and resolves combat while you brave the looming forests, quiet clearings, and...
Frequently asked about Descent: Legends of the Dark
- Does Descent: Legends of the Dark run on Steam Deck?
- Descent: Legends of the Dark is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Descent: Legends of the Dark free to play?
- Yes — Descent: Legends of the Dark is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Descent: Legends of the Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Descent: Legends of the Dark supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Descent: Legends of the Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descent: Legends of the Dark are Boardquest: Tales of Liria, War of the Damned, Hex Gambit: Respawned.
- Who developed Descent: Legends of the Dark?
- Descent: Legends of the Dark was developed by Fantasy Flight Games.
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