Gloomhaven Scenario Viewer is a digital companion app for physical board game players that manages scenario fog-of-war and monster setup.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Games
Sentiment
4.8
94 reviews
Nemesis
Go Quest
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Players hire this tool to eliminate the spoiler risk of physical scenario books and reduce setup time, allowing for a more immersive tabletop experience.
For Gloomhaven board game players seeking digital assistance for scenario setup and fog-of-war management.
What does it look like?
Key features
Hides unopened rooms and monsters to maintain exploration tension.
Calculates monster placement based on player count to reduce setup time.
How much does it cost?
The app operates on a free model with no IAP or ad-supported inventory, relying on community support.
Velocity
Dormant developmentmonetizationShow more...
The app has been inactive for 1,027 days, indicating a complete cessation of development. No new features, bug fixes, or operational updates have been deployed in over two years. The development momentum is non-existent, and the project appears to be in a dormant state.
Who built it?
Roy Goncalves
3 apps tracked · Games
Ultimate Boxing Manager
Frosthaven Scenario ViewerUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a thrilled sentiment. Users appreciate the spoiler-free room reveal mechanism keeps the dungeon exploration experience tense and immersive for players and the developer model of offering a free, high-quality tool without forced advertisements earns strong community appreciation.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The spoiler-free room reveal mechanism keeps the dungeon exploration experience tense and immersive for players
- The developer model of offering a free, high-quality tool without forced advertisements earns strong community appreciation
- The application significantly reduces setup time for complex board game scenarios compared to manual book management
- The current token management system forces users to reveal all monster names prematurely when opening rooms
29 of 29 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Thrilled overall
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Competitive landscape for Gloomhaven Scenario Viewer
How's the Games market?
The app maintains a 4.69-star rating across 94 total ratings, positioning it as a high-utility niche tool. The lack of updates since 2023 suggests a maintenance-mode posture that risks losing ground to active campaign-tracking competitors.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Mindwalk Corp.
Go Quest competes for the same board game enthusiast demographic by offering a highly polished, feature-rich digital environment for complex tabletop strategy.
- Offers integrated online matchmaking and live spectating, which are entirely absent from our static viewer.
- Provides a robust Tsumego challenge system that drives daily active usage through skill-based progression.
- Maintains a massive, active user base that creates a strong network effect for competitive play.
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Boardspace.netContenderUnlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
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Key takeaways for Gloomhaven Scenario Viewer
Where is it heading?
The market for tabletop utilities is shifting toward integrated campaign management, where combat automation is becoming the standard expectation. Gloomhaven Scenario Viewer remains a stable, niche utility, but its failure to evolve beyond static maps leaves it exposed to rivals that offer comprehensive session tracking.
- The app transitioned to a fully free model in the latest release, which stabilized community sentiment despite the lack of new features.
- The absence of updates since 2023 allows competitors with combat-tracking modules to capture the attention of power users who require more than static maps.
The SWOT
- Spoiler-free fog-of-war mechanism maintains exploration tension
- Free-to-use model without ads drives community goodwill
- Integrate granular token reveal systems to prevent scenario-wide spoilers
- Upgrade asset resolution to reduce reliance on physical books
Next best moves
Ship granular token reveal system because current toggles reveal all monsters prematurely → increase immersion.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is not a failure but a feature…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Combat assistant module (available in Gloomhaven Campaign Tracker but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The app's competitive positioning has sharpened to acknowledge the threat of combat-tracking rivals, leading to a reprioritization of development tasks toward core gameplay logic.
Bottom line
Gloomhaven Scenario Viewer retains core users through its specialized fog-of-war utility, but the lack of combat-tracking features and low-resolution assets creates a churn risk to more functional rivals, so the PM should prioritize a UI refresh and granular token logic to defend the user base.
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