If you're into a 'dungeon crawl' with a unique theme and tons of replayability, Shadows of Brimstone is for you! A deep dive into the Old West with cosmic horror.
- Immersive and addictive campaign
- Dynamic procedural exploration
- Amazing detailed miniatures
- Deep character progression
- Old West + Horror theme
- Long playtime potential
- Rules can be complex
- High language dependency
About the game
What you do in a play session
With tactical gameplay that uses plenty of dice and a super robust card-driven exploration system, every game is a new experience. You never know what you'll find: new enemies to send to hell, treasures to loot, or dangers that will test your courage. And the icing on the cake? You might even find portals that take you to other worlds, continuing your journey in completely different settings, like the Plains of Targa, where an ancient frozen city holds secrets and unfriendly mechanical keepers.
But the fun doesn't stop there! The game features an exciting campaign system that allows you and your group to visit frontier towns between missions. There, you can spend that hard-earned loot, equip your heroes with fantastic artifacts, and, of course, evolve your characters. Each adventure earns experience, which you use to level up and unlock new skills in class-specific upgrade trees. This way, you mold your hero to fit your playstyle. And if you have a big group, you can combine it with Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death to play with up to 6 people. So, load your six-shooter, adjust your hat, and gather the posse, because all hell's about to break loose in the Shadows of Brimstone!
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Rules videos
Learn by watching before you open the box
In English
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Learn to Play Shadows of Brimstone
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Shadows of Brimstone slider setup & usage video
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How to Create a Character and the Basics of Game Play for SHADOWS OF BRIMSTONE
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Shadows of Brimtone Campaign Spotlight
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Magnetized Shadows of Brimstone miniatures for storage solution
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Overcoming Fear of Shadow of Brimstone Part 1 of 3
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Map and card management using Card Warden
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Overcoming Fear of Shadow of Brimstone Part 2 of 3
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How to create persistent towns the Return to Setos Mill! | Shadows of Brimstone Hexcrawl Episode 8
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Rob Paints Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients Revised Edition
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Soundtrack
Ambience suggested by Melodice
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