The Crimson Scales

The Crimson Scales, created by Boardgame613, is the acclaimed fan-made expansion for Gloomhaven. Originally released as a physical board game through multiple printing runs and enjoyed by gamers around the world, The Crimson Scales is now fully digital, bringing the complete campaign and all of its characters and scenarios to your screen.

The Crimson Scales is a standalone game and does not require ownership of Gloomhaven.

A new Gloomhaven campaign

Take control of a band of mercenaries working for a mysterious Valrath woman and embark on a sprawling campaign containing more than 50 scenarios. Follow the story, make your way through a branching scenario flowchart, and discover the challenges that await your party.

Between scenarios, manage your party, visit the shop, unlock new opportunities, and pursue unique party achievements as your mercenaries grow stronger.

Tactical turn-based combat

The Crimson Scales uses the familiar tactical combat system of Gloomhaven. Control your entire party and carefully plan each character's actions as you battle enemies across a wide variety of scenarios.

Every character has their own unique abilities, strengths, and playstyle. Choose which cards to play, manage your resources, coordinate your party, and adapt your strategy to the situation on the battlefield.

Enemy behaviour is handled automatically by the game's AI. When the rules require a choice or an ambiguous decision, the game prompts you to make the appropriate selection.

Develop your mercenaries

All 11 playable characters from the original Crimson Scales board game are available. Develop your party throughout the campaign by:

Leveling up your characters

Unlocking new ability cards

Selecting perks and improving your character builds

Purchasing equipment from the shop

Completing party achievements

Your choices shape how your mercenaries develop and how you approach the challenges ahead.

A fully digital experience

The digital version of The Crimson Scales automates the rules and bookkeeping of the board game, allowing you to focus on tactical decisions rather than managing components.

The game includes:

The complete Crimson Scales campaign

50+ playable scenarios

11 playable mercenary characters

Character leveling, ability cards and perks

Equipment and an in-game shop

Events and party achievements

A branching scenario flowchart

Automated enemy AI

Automated game rules and bookkeeping

Multiple save files for separate campaigns

Automatic saving

Undo functionality

The current Early Access version is a complete single-player campaign. Multiplayer and solo scenarios are planned for development during Early Access.

Prepare your party, master your mercenaries, and venture into a dangerous new Gloomhaven campaign in The Crimson Scales.