2026: Top 20 Heavy Games

Created 2026-07-19 · 20 games ·

Ranked 1× · last ranked 2026-07-21

The heavy games (weight >=3.7) I own ranked by how much I would want to play them in July 2026

BGG list:

#	Title	Comment
1	Spirit Island ↗ (2020) 82 plays · last played 3/15/26	Difficulty scales extremely well
2	Frosthaven ↗ (2022) 8 plays · last played 4/16/23	The basic Gloomhaven play is awesome and the new characters are so very interesting. If it was quicker to set up.
3	Ark Nova ↗ (2022) 37 plays · last played 8/22/25	I am losing the solo more than I win.
4	SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ↗ (2024) 4 plays · last played 8/9/26	Gets easier with the shortened game and starting resources with the expansion
5	Gloomhaven ↗ (2019) 46 plays · last played 11/10/23	Still the best strategic dungeon crawler and really the only of these scenario campaign games I enjoy. The card play is just that good. If only setup and tear down did not exist.
6	Fields of Arle ↗ (2014) 9 plays · last played 1/25/25	Less heavy than the box suggests. It does weigh a ton though…
7	Leaving Earth ↗ (2016) 3 plays · last played 4/11/21	The most immersive version of excel ever made, if only my brain was capable of playing this more often.
8	Pax Pamir: Second Edition ↗ (2020) 5 plays · last played 11/10/23
9	Terra Mystica ↗ (2012) 3 plays · last played 10/16/14
10	Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon ↗ (2025) 1 play · last played 8/22/25
11	Oath ↗ (2021) 11 plays · last played 8/8/24
12	A Feast for Odin ↗ (2016) 9 plays · last played 10/22/22
13	On Mars ↗ (2020) 2 plays · last played 6/6/22
14	Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition ↗ (2019) 2 plays · last played 11/4/22
15	Great Western Trail: New Zealand ↗ (2023)
16	Pax Transhumanity ↗ (2019) 3 plays · last played 11/16/19
17	Voidfall ↗ (2023) 2 plays · last played 11/1/23
18	Brass: Birmingham ↗ (2020) 1 play · last played 10/31/20
19	Nucleum ↗ (2023) 1 play · last played 3/8/24
20	Unconscious Mind ↗ (2024)