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Duelyst II
Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Tactical card-board combat” (31 of 95 reviews) and “Beautiful pixel art and animation” (16); the most common complaint is “Removed mechanics and weaker cards” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
What reviewers agree on
31 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“Creative Board-style combat, high variety in deck building. Would recommend”
16 of the 95 reviews raise this.
5 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“so big so bold so awesome this is duelyst!!!! the epic card battling summoning game where u have awesome fun and get tons of freebies its not that pay to win like other card games either long as u have gold u can get…”
4 of the 95 reviews raise this.
“so big so bold so awesome this is duelyst!!!! the epic card battling summoning game where u have awesome fun and get tons of freebies its not that pay to win like other card games either long as u have gold u can get…”
15 of the 95 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
12 of the 95 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
7 of the 95 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“No cards”
6 of the 95 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 95 reviews raise this.
Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.0% positive rating · as of 2026-09-26
“Best Card Battle /Battle Chess in the market”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Commanders brought a lot of unique identity to each deck and them losing all support and just being skins kinda kills the flavor for me. Otherwise it's a great game. Looks great, plays great, I just feel like my deck has less personality.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Beta review: Loved Duelyst 1, great game. Love the pixel graphics and a lot of stuff. Duelyst 2 launching as a beta now? I was curious, but it was more like an alpha with lots of crashes and I didn't really find it playable, sorry. Too early release, needs more refinement and…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Chromatic Cup 63
Chromatic Cup 63 starts this Sunday, October 18 at 10:00 UTC. This time window should be more convenient for players from Asia and Oceania who rarely get to participate in our tournaments. You get 200
Chromatic Cup 62
Chromatic Cup 62 starts this Saturday, October 3 at 16:00 UTC. You get 200 shards worth of in-game items of your choice, as well an exclusive Chromatic skin just for participating. All you have to do
Chromatic Cup 61
Chromatic Cup 61 starts this Sunday, September 20 at 16:00 UTC. You get 200 shards worth of in-game items of your choice, as well an exclusive Chromatic skin just for participating. All you have to do
Chromatic Cup 60
Chromatic Cup 60 starts this Saturday, September 5 at 16:00 UTC. You get 200 shards worth of in-game items of your choice, as well an exclusive Chromatic skin just for participating. All you have to d
Chromatic Cup 59
Chromatic Cup 59 starts this Sunday, August 23 at 16:00 UTC. You get 200 shards worth of in-game items of your choice, as well an exclusive Chromatic skin just for participating. All you have to do is
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Card Battler · PvP · Turn-Based Strategy · Grid-Based Movement · Card Game · Board Game · Deckbuilding · eSports · Turn-Based Combat (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://duelyst2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 1.5Ghz dual-core Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.1+ Compliant Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space