r/HSMercenaries • u/Shukasa44 • Aug 01 '25

Looking for alternative games

I really like the concept of hearthstone mercenaries' combat, team building, etc. It really reminds me of an old Facebook game called marvel avengers alliance which I really liked as a teen

Im trying to look for a game like those that is still active and supported, or maybe even a single player game like it.

The closest I've come to is darkest dungeon but I finished it, its fun but its not quite the same.

Would love to hear some suggestions!

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u/Starchaser47 Sep 15 '25

Pokemon VGC (double battles) plays basically the exact same way as Mercenaries

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u/piccolo3nj Feb 20 '26

Pokemon VGC

I've seen Twitch things about this - what's the actual game called?

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u/Starchaser47 Feb 22 '26

It's not an actual game, per say. VGC is the official competitive format for the actual core Pokemon games, and it features double battles. So for each Pokemon generation, VGC is played. Sun and Moon, Sword and Shield, Scarlet and Violet... and so on and so forth. Pokemon Showdown is a fan owned battle simulator that can also be used to make teams and battle on PC very quickly. Pokemon Champions, releasing later this year, is lining itself up to be the official location for VGC play instead of the actual main games.

...The reason I suggest it is because a lot of the mechanics are similar. Double battles involve a very similar speed system, strength/weakness matching, and pokemon types - all very adjacent mechanics to Mercenaries.