Frosthaven

About

Frosthaven is a single player and multiplayer tactical role playing game with fantasy, medieval, historical and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Snapshot Games Inc. and was released on July 31, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

From the creative mind of Isaac Childres, the highly acclaimed board game moves to the digital realm in the video game adaptation of FROSTHAVEN! The dark fantasy tactical RPG features deep mechanics and challenging yet satisfying gameplay both in Single Player and Co-Op Online Multiplayer.

+14

Skip User Reviews

76%

Audience ScoreBased on 429 reviews

gameplay18 positive mentions

stability25 negative mentions

Excellent and faithful adaptation of the Frosthaven board game with deep and engaging tactical gameplay.
Significant improvements and added features over Gloomhaven digital, including new characters, town building, and smoother UI.
Active development with frequent updates and bug fixes, and strong potential for a polished final product.

Currently plagued by numerous bugs, frequent crashes, multiplayer desynchronization, and game-breaking issues, especially in multiplayer mode.
UI and user experience are unintuitive and confusing at times, lacking sufficient tutorials, tooltips, and clarity in card mechanics.
Performance and optimization problems, including high hardware demand and long load times, detract from the gameplay experience.

gameplay
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
74%
5%
Gameplay is richly complex and deep, building on and elevating the core mechanics from Gloomhaven with added strategic layers and diverse, unique classes. However, early access bugs, crashes, and incomplete implementation of key mechanics hinder smooth play and can cause frustration, especially for newcomers. Despite initial learning curves and some under-polished elements, many players find the gameplay rewarding and immersive once familiar with the systems.
- “It takes a bit to learn the new mechanics, but once you do, it is hard to stop playing.”
- “The game manages mechanics and rules for you seamlessly, it has unique and interesting missions, you feel your choices have impact and meaning, and overall it's a very fun game with friends.”
- “It takes everything that made gloomhaven great and elevates it to an entirely new level: deeper mechanics, richer storytelling, more meaningful choices, and a world that feels alive and reactive.”
- “Constant crashes, devs released the game when over 90% of the game mechanics were still bugged and not properly coded to match the tabletop version.”
- “Every single time we play there is some new issue from frequent crashes to odd bugs with items and gameplay.”
- “Typical blinkblade and boneshaper builds are unplayable due to bugs affecting many cards as well as the UI and general UX of the blinkblade fast/slow mechanics.”
story
78 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
87%
4%
The story in this game offers a rich, twist-filled campaign with meaningful choices and unique missions that deepen immersion beyond its predecessor, Gloomhaven. However, many players find the narrative progression hindered by bugs, complex and sometimes unfair mission design, and multiplayer desync issues, which can frustrate the experience. Despite these challenges, the evolving storyline, voice acting, and integrated mission objectives show strong potential as the game continues to develop in early access.
- “The plot line has a lot of good twists and sudden changes, and each encounter on the road is unique.”
- “It takes everything that made Gloomhaven great and elevates it to an entirely new level: deeper mechanics, richer storytelling, more meaningful choices, and a world that feels alive and reactive.”
- “Frosthaven is an amazing game, in my opinion considerably better than its predecessor Gloomhaven and definitely worth it if you like deep (almost puzzle-like) turn-based tactics and meaningful progression of characters and your main base (the outpost) over the course of a story-rich campaign.”
- “The story line gets buggy and multiplayer connection has been problematic.”
- “Very few quests can even be completed.”
- “There's no real lore or story building, there's no real investment built into the game and overall I felt it lacking in several areas.”
graphics
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
51%
40%
9%
The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful art style, improved visuals over Gloomhaven, and thematic, detailed environments. However, some users report performance issues even on low settings, and a few find certain graphical elements or character models less polished or overly cartoonish. Overall, the graphics provide a high-quality, immersive experience, though optimization and some visual refinements could enhance the final release.
- “The art and visuals are beautiful, the models are great.”
- “The art style is very well crafted and I always enjoy the aspect of including the hexagonal shapes of a board into the visual style of the game's landscapes.”
- “Fantastic visuals, excellent art.”
- “Icons and graphics that worked in the first game have been changed to less intelligible ones that are harder to interpret.”
- “I will also tell you that the graphics are lacking in detail, and the character grunts and noises are nothing but annoying - especially Banner Spear - she sounds like a gorilla.”
- “Also, once loaded into a scenario, the game does use a lot of resources for how simple the graphics are.”
stability
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
93%
The game’s stability is notably compromised in its early access state, with frequent bugs, crashes, and multiplayer desyncs impacting the overall experience. While many find the core gameplay fun and promising, significant glitches—such as freezing during card actions and issues with healing mechanics—often hinder progression. Reviewers agree that with ongoing fixes and polish, the game has strong potential for stable performance upon full release.
- “I cannot wait for this to be fully released and completely bug free.”
- “Loads of fun if you want to dig into it and the early access has been rather bug free for me until now.”
- “If they eventually work out the kinks, I will change the review, but as it is the game is so buggy that sometimes it's really hard to enjoy.”
- “As an example, whenever any player burns a card to avoid an ally taking damage, the whole game freezes. That makes it almost literally impossible to complete certain missions with allies as we cannot burn a card even once or the game freezes.”
- “Very buggy right now with a lot of desyncing and problems arising in multiplayer; get it later - if at all.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
Optimization for the game is mixed, with some users reporting severe performance issues and high system demands even on low settings, while others note smoother gameplay compared to its predecessor. There are still bugs and frequent disconnects impacting the experience, and a consensus suggests that a major optimization update is needed to improve stability and efficiency.
- “Excellent digital port of a great game - it runs faster than Gloomhaven, the city encounters run smoothly, and it's always a fun challenge.”
- “Unlike the Gloomhaven before it, the software team did their job to make the game run smoothly without the memory issues that plagued the last game.”
- “The full Frosthaven optimization puzzles without the need for setup and teardown.”
- “I played a lot of Gloomhaven and wish I could recommend this, but the performance on my system (Framework 13, Ryzen AI 9 370, Radeon 890M, lots of RAM) is so bad - even on the lowest settings (320x200, 20 fps, 'fastest' graphics), the game pegs my CPU at 200%+ and the fans run full blast. It shouldn't be this demanding for a turn-based tactics game.”
- “A lot of things are still broken, there's no way to undo a turn, constant reconnects and disconnects, and there's also a performance issue on my 4070.”
- “Definitely needs a major optimization pass at some point.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is frequently described as tedious and overwhelming, with resource management and repetitive tasks contributing to a frustrating experience. While the digital version reduces some busywork compared to the board game, persistent bugs and UI issues further hinder enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay currently feels unbalanced and more like a chore than fun.
- “At the moment, it feels like this game is just no fun and instead a tedious grind through the mud until your party dies because you are getting overwhelmed by multiple enemies.”
- “Even resource management between characters is pretty tedious, but again, a massive problem.”
- “Wait on 1.0 gameplay feels very tedious and imbalanced currently along with some really frustrating bugs.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features richly developed and customizable mercenary characters, enhancing the overall depth beyond its predecessor. Additionally, character design and animation are highly praised for their quality and detail.
- “The cast of mercenaries each boasts a level of depth and customization that surpasses Gloom's already great character design; equally true for scenario design.”
- “The character design and animation is fantastic.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive quality and meticulous attention to detail, creating a compelling and engaging experience even for players outside its typical genre.
- “Tbh, did not expect to like it as it's quite far from my usual picks, but it's a very well made game, with great atmosphere and attention to detail.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users praise the music for complementing the game's nice graphics and excellent narration, enhancing the overall immersive experience.
- “With nice graphics, music, and the excellent foretell narration.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's monetization is criticized for aggressive marketing despite significant technical issues, such as frequent bugs during gameplay. This disconnect between promotion and user experience frustrates players.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Frosthaven's complex and deep game system offers extensive replayability, enabling players to enjoy epic gameplay through multiple playthroughs.
- “The depth of Frosthaven's system allows for epic gameplay and a lot of replayability.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is noted for its sarcastic and dark tone, providing occasional moments of respite amid a generally grim and chaotic atmosphere.