Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood – Epic Dark Fantasy Campaign Game

Enter the Deepwood in Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, an epic cooperative dark fantasy board game where your choices shape a twisting story and terrifying monsters stand between humanity and survival.

Play as members of the Oathsworn, a free company defending civilisation against unnatural horrors. Across a sprawling campaign, explore the Deepwood, make narrative decisions, develop your characters and face unique boss encounters where every battle can become a fight for survival.

Designed for 1–4 players aged 14+, Oathsworn combines immersive storytelling with tactical combat, character progression, dice rolling and campaign gameplay.

What Is Oathsworn?

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood is a cooperative narrative campaign board game from Shadowborne Games.

Each session combines a story chapter with a dramatic combat encounter. Your choices during the narrative can influence what happens next, leading your group through a branching adventure before facing an enemy on the encounter board.

The campaign features 21 unique chapters, mystery unlocks and a dark fantasy world filled with dangerous creatures.

How to Play Oathsworn

Choose your Oathsworn characters and begin your journey into the Deepwood.

During the story sections, players make decisions that shape their adventure and determine which encounters they face.

When combat begins, the game switches to a tactical battle where your characters work together against AI-controlled enemies.

You'll need to:

• Coordinate your characters

• Manage abilities and resources

• Position yourself carefully

• Read enemy behaviour

• Push your luck with dice

• Decide when to take risks

• Defeat powerful bosses

Between encounters, characters can gain levels, acquire loot and develop their abilities as the campaign progresses.

Why You'll Love Oathsworn

• ⚔️ Epic campaign experience – A huge dark fantasy adventure designed to unfold across many sessions.

• 📖 Narrative choices – Your decisions help shape the journey through the Deepwood.

• 👹 Unique encounters – Face distinctive enemies and dramatic boss battles.

• 🤝 Fully cooperative – Work together to overcome the horrors of the Deepwood.

• 🎲 Tactical combat – Combine character abilities, positioning, cards and dice to survive.

• 🧙 Character progression – Develop your heroes throughout the campaign.

• 🌲 Immersive dark fantasy – A richly realised world of monsters, mystery and danger.

• 👤 Solo friendly – Oathsworn supports 1–4 players, making it suitable for solo campaigns as well as group play.

Who Is Oathsworn For?

Oathsworn is ideal for:

• Fans of dark fantasy

• Cooperative board game groups

• Solo board gamers

• RPG fans

• Dungeon-crawler enthusiasts

• Players who love long campaign games

• Fans of narrative board games

• Players who enjoy tactical combat

• Groups looking for an immersive campaign experience

• Gamers who enjoy games such as Gloomhaven and Kingdom Death: Monster

The recommended age is 14+.

Main Mechanics

Campaign Game: Your adventure develops over multiple sessions.

Cooperative Play: Players work together against the game's enemies.

Narrative Choices: Story decisions help shape your journey.

Tactical Combat: Fight enemies through multi-phase encounters.

Character Progression: Improve your heroes and acquire new equipment.

Push Your Luck: Oathsworn's combat includes an exploding-dice system where pushing for a stronger result can also increase your risk.

Games Like Oathsworn

If you enjoy Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, you may also enjoy Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, Kingdom Death: Monster, Descent: Legends of the Dark and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Oathsworn is particularly appealing if you want the tactical combat of a dungeon crawler combined with the storytelling and progression of a tabletop RPG.

Oathsworn Game Information

What's Included?

The current Standee Base Game includes the core Oathsworn campaign experience with the story and tactical encounter system. This edition uses enemy standees rather than the premium miniature configuration. The UK listing identifies it as product SHAOAT00.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many players can play Oathsworn?
Oathsworn supports 1–4 players.

Can you play Oathsworn solo?
Yes. It is designed to support solo play as well as cooperative games with up to four players.

What age is Oathsworn suitable for?
The recommended age is 14+.

What type of game is Oathsworn?
It's a cooperative dark fantasy campaign board game combining narrative storytelling, exploration, character progression and tactical combat.

Is Oathsworn like Gloomhaven?
Both are large cooperative campaign games with tactical combat and character progression. Oathsworn places particularly strong emphasis on its narrative story and dramatic boss encounters.

Is Oathsworn a roleplaying game?
It has strong RPG elements, including characters, progression, equipment and narrative choices, but it is a structured board game rather than a traditional tabletop RPG requiring a GM.

Why Buy Oathsworn from Roll The Dice Cornwall?

At Roll The Dice Cornwall, we love games that offer an experience rather than simply another evening of entertainment.

Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood is built for players who want a serious campaign to become invested in — with memorable characters, difficult decisions, tactical battles and a dark fantasy world to explore.

If you're looking for a cooperative campaign board game, solo dungeon crawler or epic narrative fantasy game, Oathsworn is an exceptional choice.

Gather your Oathsworn. Enter the Deepwood. Fight for humanity's survival.