Best Skirmish

Infinity is a competitive miniature wargame set in a gritty cyberpunk future. Corvus Belli designs it for players seeking tactical skirmishes utilizing detailed human-sphere units and advanced combat rules. The game’s dynamic order system creates intense, strategic battles suitable for experienced t...

Malifaux is a competitive miniatures game set in a richly detailed steampunk world. Players control unique characters known as “Wyrd,” each possessing distinct abilities and backstories. The game utilizes a custom card deck for resolving combat, offering strategic depth beyond simple dice rolls. It’...

Mordheim is a tabletop miniatures skirmish game published by Games Workshop in 1999 and set in the Warhammer Fantasy world. Players command small warbands exploring the ruined city of Mordheim after a comet scattered valuable wyrdstone through its streets. Its campaign system tracks injuries, experi...

Released in 2020 by the Spanish manufacturer Corvus Belli, Infinity: N4 is the fourth edition of a tabletop skirmish miniatures game set in a cyberpunk science fiction universe. This edition significantly streamlined the previous ruleset to improve pacing and accessibility while maintaining deep tac...

Co-created by Tuomas Pirinen and concept artist Mike Franchina, Trench Crusade is a grimdark alternate-history skirmish miniatures game. It is set in a timeline where a group of Templars opened a gateway to Hell during the First Crusade, resulting in an apocalyptic World War I fought against literal...

Designed by Ivan Sorensen and published by Modiphius Entertainment, Five Parsecs from Home is a solo-friendly science fiction skirmish game. It is specifically engineered to function as a procedural solo roleplaying and tactical combat experience, using tables to generate dynamic crews, missions, an...

Created by Joseph McCullough and published by Osprey Games in 2015, Frostgrave is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game that emphasizes narrative campaigns and treasure hunting. Players control rival wizards who lead small warbands of mercenaries into the frozen ruins of a collapsed magical city to rec...

"Rangers of Shadow Deep" is a solo and cooperative fantasy tabletop game written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Osprey Games in 2018. The game mechanics blend traditional miniature skirmish wargaming with narrative roleplaying elements. Players control a ranger and a small band of companio...

"Kill Team" is a skirmish-scale miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Instead of fielding large armies, players control small, specialized squads of roughly five to fifteen models. The ruleset emphasizes objective-based scenarios and vertical terrain usa...

Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is a skirmish miniatures game released by Games Workshop in 2018, adapting the larger Warhammer 40,000 ruleset for small squad-based tactical combat.

Published by Iron Fist Publishing, Battlegroup is a World War II miniatures wargame notable for its historically accurate army lists and hidden objective system.

Sharp Practice is a historical black powder skirmish miniatures game designed by TooFatLardies, focusing on the leadership of small military forces.

Written by Daniel Mersey and published by Osprey Games, this 2012 medieval skirmish game is notable for its streamlined, activation-based combat ruleset.

Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a skirmish-level tabletop miniatures game released by Atomic Mass Games in 2019, notable for its detailed plastic superhero figures and interactive terrain.

Bushido is a feudal Japanese horror miniatures skirmish game created by GCT Studio, known for its distinct factions and narrative-driven gameplay.

Created by Warlord Games in 2012, Bolt Action is a World War II miniatures game notable for its unique order dice system that simulates battlefield friction.

Relicblade is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game created by Sean Sutter, notable for its accessible ruleset, small model count, and solo-play capability.

Pulp Alley is a skirmish miniatures game designed to emulate early 20th-century pulp adventure serials, focusing on narrative scenario play.

Mythic Battles: Pantheon is a tactical miniature skirmish game designed by Benoît Carron, featuring Greek mythology and funded via Kickstarter.

Confrontation is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game originally published by Rackham in 1996, distinguished by its pre-painted models and uniquely detailed French metal miniatures.

Authored by Daniel Mersey in 2016, this fantasy miniatures game adapts the popular historical rules of Lion Rampant to accommodate magical troops and monsters.

Developed by Joseph McCullough for Osprey Games in 2021, this science fiction wargame serves as a thematic successor to the popular fantasy game Frostgrave.

Infinity: CodeOne is a streamlined sci-fi miniatures game introduced by Corvus Belli, designed to offer faster gameplay and easier entry to the Infinity universe.

Privateer Press's steam-powered fantasy miniatures wargame featuring warcasters directing warjacks, first released in 2003 and known for its competitive organized-play scene.

Games Workshop's 2019 fast-play skirmish game set in the Chaos-infested Eightpoints of Age of Sigmar, designed for small warbands of roughly a dozen models.

SAGA: Age of Hannibal is a historical supplement for the SAGA skirmish miniatures game by Studio Tomahawk, focusing on the Punic Wars of antiquity.

Kings of War: Vanguard is a fantasy skirmish miniatures game released by Mantic Games in 2018, serving as a companion to the mass-battle game Kings of War.

Song of Blades and Heroes is a fantasy skirmish miniature wargame created by Andrea Sfiligoi, notable for its minimalist activation and campaign rules.

Batman: Gotham City Chronicles is an asymmetric skirmish miniatures game by Monolith, funded via a highly successful 2018 Kickstarter campaign.