Frosthaven, the board game, weighs over 35 lbs, hundreds of tokens and cards jam-packed inside a beautiful box. Frosthaven, the video game, which I got my mouse-cradling mitts on for its Steam Next Fest demo, weighs nothing at all. Because it's digital. As satisfying as hefting around 35 lbs of gaming is, feeling the cards, listening to the noise it makes as you shake it about it's, erm, more than a little intimidating to behold in person, and will take some serious learning until you get comfortable moving all the bits around.
What really sticks out to me is how much quicker it is to get to grips with Frosthaven as a video game – which is excellent as our impressions of Frosthaven's tabletop version have been glowing, so the more people who get to experience it, the better. The board game comes from designer Isaac Childres, just as its predecessor Gloomhaven (which we also loved in our Gloomhaven review). Frosthaven, like Gloomhaven, revolves around hex-based co-op RPG combat across multiple scenarios, throughout which you build up your central titular town. Our Steam Next Fest guide will show you how to find more demos, too!
