Gloomhaven News

Yesterday’s June Nintendo Direct (June 21) was quite the feast. We received five different Mario-related announcements, a Pikmin 4 demo, Star Ocean 1 and 2 remakes, and so much more. All in all, there’s a lot you could’ve missed, so here’s everything that was shown off during the Nintendo Direct.

The Nintendo Direct kicked off with the announcement of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC, Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. This DLC is made up of the Teal Mask, arriving this fall, and the Indigo Mask, arriving in winter. In addition, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope also received a new DLC, The Last Spark, which released immediately after the Nintendo Direct. A demo for the game is also available now.

If Pokemon perked you up, you’ll also be glad to know that Detective Pikachu Returns, a sequel to the 2018 Nintendo DS title, will be coming to Switch on October 6. Our Electric-type mouse detective also remains mouthy as ever, you’ll be glad to know.

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[h2]CONSOLE WHEN?![/h2]

For 4 years now, players on PC have been enjoying the Gloomhaven experience.

Forming your band of mercenaries and coming up with smart strategies only to friendly-fire yourselves to death. It’s meeting the infamous Oozes... and it’s sacrificing innocents for not-so-good and very hypothetical loot.
It’s well-oiled turn-based tactical gameplay and exploring over 250 grim dungeons.
It’s also dying a lot, but learning from your mistakes and getting better each time. At least, we hope so for your sake.

But what if you’re a console gamer? Well…

We’re happy to announce that Gloomhaven is coming to Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles (PS4/PS5 Xbox One/Series X & S/Nintendo Switch)
[h3]September 18, 2023[/h3]



It’s being developed by our partners at Saber Interactive, and we’re extremely proud to be able to bring this to the players in cooperation with Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Valve who helped us plug everything together.



[h2]GLOOMHAVEN CONSOLE - NEW TRAILER[/h2]

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[h2]PRE-ORDER INFORMATION[/h2]

[h3]➡ Where to pre-order?[/h3]

PRE-ORDER ON

• Nintendo Switch US
• Nintendo Switch EU
• Xbox One & XBox Series X/S
• PS4 & PS5

[h3]➡ Pre-order advantages[/h3]

You will be able to choose between 2 editions:

• The Gold Edition
• The Mercenaries Edition

The Gold Edition is available for €/$44.99 (standard price €/$49.99) and includes the base game, the 'Solo Scenarios' DLC, plus the 'Jaws of the Lion' DLC and four new skins for said DLC.

The Mercenaries Edition is available for €/$35.99 (standard price €/$39.99) and includes the base game and the 'Solo Scenarios' DLC.

These new skins will be available as a free DLC to PC players after the console release as well!

[h3]➡ Crossplay[/h3]

The upcoming console versions of the game will feature crossplay functionality, allowing players to join forces and enjoy the game together across different platforms.
Whether you're on a console or PC, you'll have the opportunity to connect and embark on exciting adventures with friends, regardless of their chosen gaming platform.
Prepare for an immersive cooperative experience!!!



[h2]JOIN THE GLOOMHAVEN COMMUNITY[/h2]
we love Cragheart

Coooome to share with us your thoughts, screenshots, gameplay and virtually anything that you please on Twitter.
We also post fun content (*meeeeemes*) and share tips & tricks!

You can also join our dedicated Discord server here: discord.gg/gloomhaven to receive help and advice, meet other players and discuss any topic you want!
You will be received with friendliness, unlike in Gloomhaven's dungeons...

We are also on Facebook!

[h3]Until next time, mercenaries...[/h3]

[h3]Hi everyone![/h3]

Let me introduce myself to you all!

I'm Mike, Tech Lead at Saber, and one of the many people currently working on Gloomhaven.

I have been playing both the board game & digital version of Gloomhaven for quite a while as many others here do and it's an honor and a pleasure to be able to work on it now!

I have been working in the industry for 11 years but this game really is something else!

We are currently working on many elements around the game.
Here is a snippet of what's going on :

• We are polishing the console versions, which will release later this year, as you already know
  
• Our team is focusing on optimization for PC as well - improvements such as less loading times, less memory usage, better performance especially on low-end specs
  
• Working on a reworked UI/UX for the gamepad too! Gloomhaven is quite a complex game so the gamepad adaptation can be a real challenge.
  
• A lot of bug fixing, the full patch notes will of course be shared with you when we release the update, but our goal is to make the game even smoother!

We're aware we haven't communicated much as Gloomhaven requires a lot of attention and work.
It always take some time to work on someone's else code, even more when we are expanding it for cross-platform play.

We hope to deliver everything at the same time as the console release but some things might take a bit longer.

At any rate, everything should be live before the end of 2023!
We're very excited to share all of this with you.

Thank you for your patience, your support and your love for the game!

Mike

(tracking one year of data)

[h2](& some more data below for Excel spreadsheets aficionados!)[/h2]





[h3]HERE IS THE BONUS DATA WE PROMISED.[/h3]

So you started the game 6,975,545 times... but in which mode?

• Overwhelmingly - in Solo: 6,122,873
  
• Multiplayer: 831,875

On average, people spend... 6h03 in-game per week.
Gives you time to visit a few dungeons..!



[h3]You have started:[/h3]

• The Board Game Campaign: 5,722,746 times
  
• The Guildmaster Campaign: 1,232,000 times

[h3]Some more numbers on our beloved (non-spoiler) mercenaries:[/h3]

Brute

• 482,251 players had them in their team
  
• 8,347,751 scenarios played
  
• 2,937,642 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (35.2%)

Scoundrel

• 379,475 players had them in their team
  
• 6,451,336 scenarios players
  
• 2,238,547 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (34.7%)

Spellweaver

• 358,016 players had them in their team
  
• 6,034,382 scenarios played
  
• 2,195,531 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (36.4%)

Cragheart

• 349,041 players had them in their team
  
• 5,556,808 scenarios played
  
• 1,927,566 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (34.7%)

Tinkerer

• 339,738 players had them in their team
  
• 5,146,948 scenarios played
  
• 1,764,987 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (34.3%)

Mindthief

• 277,356 players had them in their team
  
• 4,399,781 scenarios played
  
• 1,566,750 - times they were exhausted in a scenario (35.6%)

[h3]Most killed enemies (in winning scenarios):[/h3]

• Undeads : 1,357,656
  
• Demons : 1,183,744
  
• Horrors : 765,866
  
• The wild : 403,735
  
• City : 148,805
  
• Bandits : 91,248

[h3]Last - but DEFINITELY NOT least, THANK YOU -[/h3]

• for starting all these campaigns
  
• playing all these scenarios
  
• killing all these enemies
  
• looting all this gold
  
• & exhausting so many mercenaries.

[h3]Trust us when we say - we are grateful for you, and grateful for how far we've come together.[/h3]

Watch the devs & Mandatory Quest play the latest DLC