
- BGG rank
- BGG #12
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
- 1–4 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2020

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Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire is an expansion for Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift released in 2024 for 1–6 players, 60–150 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ren Multamäki and David Hladky and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Soul Spire, the first major expansion to Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift, brings new strategies, tactics, elements and such, most of which fans have asked for at one time or another. The expansion includes a newly designed map system, based on tile-able maps, three new factions, at least six new heroes, and a completely new scenario system. Continuing on from the story in Perdition's Mouth, Soul Spire moves us to an entirely new location with its own rules and problems. Soul Spire comes with three different playable factions that the players can ally with, each having their own story path that describes the events based on your progress. Scenario 1 introduces the players to new mechanics before branching off down the path of your chosen faction. Your decisions affect how the game progresses and how much more difficult future objectives become, where even victory in a scenario for your faction can ultimately lead to another faction winning the game overall. Each faction has a mini-campaign over at least 3 scenarios, which combined with multiple hero options gives some serious replayability to a more tactical, strategic dungeon crawler. Expands on the rules first introduced in Perdition’s Mouth bringing some entirely new ideas to the dungeon crawler style game.
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire is 60–150 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Horror, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire are: Ren Multamäki and David Hladky. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire as an expansion for Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift to use it. Check that your edition of Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.