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A solo and cooperative boss-battling board game about climbing and saving massive creatures. Players work together to remove binding crystals from colossal leviathans depicted across spiral-bound scenario books, combining climbing mechanics with strategic combat in a unique puzzle-adventure experience.

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The Verdict

based on 16 reviews

Positive 0%
Engaging and dynamic cooperative gameplay that encourages player interaction.
A unique and well-implemented theme of climbing and healing giant creatures, rather than fighting them.
High replayability due to a variety of leviathans, characters, and classes to combine.
Stunning artwork and high-quality components, including a spiral-bound book for the game boards.
Accessible rules that allow for strategic depth and meaningful decisions.
The official solo mode has been criticized, with many players recommending playing with two characters instead.
The rulebook could have better clarity on certain card play situations.
Some players found the game to be lighter in complexity than they anticipated.
Setup time can be lengthy.
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Board Game QuestArticle

Board Game Quest considers Leviathan Wilds a truly special and engaging cooperative game, praising its cinematic and uplifting gameplay that promotes conservation of nature.

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Meeple Mountain, Andrew LynchArticle

Leviathan Wilds combines cooperative action-point mechanics with vertical monster-climbing reminiscent of Shadow of the Colossus. It delivers a deeply engaging, challenging, and fun experience with great character variety and zero downtime.

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Bower's Game Corner, SteveVideo

This video provides a critique and review of the board game Leviathan Wilds, focusing on its Kickstarter campaign. It likely discusses the game's mechanics, components, and the overall value proposition for backers. The reviewer offers insights into the game as a Kickstarter project.

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No Pun Included, Efka BladukasVideo

The reviewer describes Leviathan Wilds as a magical and spectacular cooperative boss-battler that successfully translates the essence of a video game into a tabletop experience, making it feel effortless and highly engaging.

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Liege of Games, Chris Meeusen (Liege of Games)Video

The video genuinely reviews the physical board game Leviathan Wilds, highlighting its accessible rules, engaging asymmetry, and high replayability. The reviewer expresses strong enjoyment, rating it as one of the highest potential games and a likely top ten title for the year.

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The Cardboard Herald, Jack for The Cardboard HeraldVideo

The video provides a comprehensive review of the board game Leviathan Wilds, detailing its cooperative gameplay, unique climbing mechanics, card abilities, and environmental challenges. It also includes criticisms and final thoughts on the game's overall experience.

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coopgestaltArticle

The Deepvale expansion for Leviathan Wilds delivers fantastic new content, featuring seven challenging new monsters, a new climber, and a new class, though the deluxe components and upgrade kit are purely optional nice-to-haves.

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The Dungeon Dive, DanielVideo

Leviathan Wilds is a highly praised cooperative boss-battler, offering unique Shadow of the Colossus-like climbing and impressive variety. Despite occasionally stressful decision-making, the reviewer thoroughly enjoys its depth and replayability.

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Geeks Under Grace, Andrew BorckArticle

Geeks Under Grace highly recommends Leviathan Wilds, praising it as a strong cooperative hand-management game with easy setup, expanded content, and improved components, exceeding the reviewer's initial high expectations.

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Shut Up & Sit Down, Shut Up & Sit DownVideo

The Shut Up & Sit Down review praises 'Leviathan Wilds' as a refreshing and well-designed cooperative board game where players climb massive creatures to remove corrupting crystals. It highlights the evocative climbing mechanics and harmonious gameplay elements.

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Tabletop Tycoon, SteveVideo

This video reviews Leviathan Wilds, a cooperative board game where players ascend massive creatures to complete objectives. It highlights the game's unique character abilities, strategic teamwork, and challenging encounters.

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Hungry Gamer, Hungry GamerVideo

The reviewer offers positive impressions of Leviathan Wilds' clever mechanics, thematic gliding, and production potential, while noting the common co-op issue of quarterbacking.

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