Is this game good for 2 players?

[Yeldo]

Me and a friend have started playing turn based games like for the king, xcom, divinity 2 and solasta, is this similar? We only play in co-op so not sure how this game does for that

[Slow Dog]

I'd say yes. When the reverse question is asked (I like Gloomhaven, what else would I like?) those other games are the ones that come up. Gloomhaven is likewise a turn-based co-operative game.

[Konomi☆Nanasaki]

I'd also say yes.
You could technically also try playing 2 characters each, I'd argue both that and just taking 1 each are both perfectly fine for 2P, so there's no fault in trying both and play the way you enjoy more.

[Yeldo]

Originally posted by Konomi☆Nanasaki:

I'd also say yes.
You could technically also try playing 2 characters each, I'd argue both that and just taking 1 each are both perfectly fine for 2P, so there's no fault in trying both and play the way you enjoy more.

is there an advantage playing with just 1 instead of 2 each>

[Citadel]

The game scales for the number of characters being played, so if you play 2 there will be less enemies.

With that said, the balance of the characters is different at different player counts. At 2 players, since there are less enemies, it's easier to avoid damage by moving out of range, which makes healing weaker. On the other hand, at 4 players, it's harder to avoid damage since there are more enemies, so healers are stronger. I would recommend you don't play any healing characters for 2 player if you play 1 character each (which means no tinkerer in 2 player). But if you do 2 characters each, then healers are good and fine.

If you guys don't mind controlling 2 characters each you can go for it, but I'd recommend one character for now since this game has a really steep learning curve and it's better to just learn using 1 character so it's less overwhelming.

[BobThePenguin]

Originally posted by Yeldo:

Me and a friend have started playing turn based games like for the king, xcom, divinity 2 and solasta, is this similar? We only play in co-op so not sure how this game does for that

Yes, it's great for 2 player and can be played up to 4 player. The game is designed around campaign progression and can be played over online multiplayer. It's very much a co-operative tactical game and a very good one at that.

[SpicyCrab]

2 players, 1 character each is considered by many to be the 'ideal' way to play Gloomhaven. For the board game I definitely agree! On PC, 3 and 4 player are still really nice too!