Games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
If Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon Evo, Magic: The Gathering Arena and Blast — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, intense and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play strategy and simulation game developed and published by KONAMI that launched in 2022. The game functions as a competitive trading card game simulator featuring complex combo chains, deck-crafting mechanics, and a card-banning cycle that keeps the meta evolving. Players describe it as intense and nostalgic, with nearly every Yu-Gi-Oh! card available for collection across a massive library. The free-to-play economy uses event-based rewards and free gems, allowing players to build competitive decks without spending money. Reviewers highlight that events are generous and fun, and the game successfully simulates classic duels with modern twists. The game is verified on Steam Deck, supports solo play, and holds a 73% positive rating from over 47,000 Steam reviews.
About Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel: Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is the ultimate free-to-play cross-platform strategy card game with fast-paced Duels, stunning HD graphics and a new, dynamic soundtrack! Get ready to challenge Duelists around the world!
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Steam players who put hours into Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Dragon Evo
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Top pick for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
A fantasy themed card game and deckbuilder with elements from RPGs and strategy games. Manage resources, utilize strategic placement and use additional building cards, event cards and action cards to win. Single player, online ranked or unranked - play with or without your friends.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Second-strongest match for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!
Blast
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Take on your opponents in strategic 5-minute duels! Collect over 800 unique cards, master 7 elements and their synergies, and dominate the board in this free-to-play tactical card game. PC and Mobile - Cross-play enabled!
Seblen: Battle!
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Ranked #4 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Seblen: Battle is a quick and easy to learn, but difficult to master card game for single players and online 1v1 Versus mode. The launch is releasing with: 40 Seblen Character Cards 10 Specialty Skill Cards 6 Rarity Tiers
Chrono Cards
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Ranked #5 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Chrono Cards is a fast-paced, multiplayer competitive card game where you have the power to bend time itself! Build history-spanning decks and construct explosive, timeline-shattering combos. Exploit endless synergies to shape the timeline in your favor and send your opponent back to the stone age.
StrategySteam ↗The History of Everything
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Ranked #6 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
A historical TCG in the tradition of Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering. Craft a deck from unlikely combinations of your favourite figures from across history. No grind, no microtransactions; everyone has all the cards. Play with friends: chat freely, share your decks, and compete to be the best!
Sunyata CCG
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Ranked #7 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Sunyata is a tactical, action‑packed card game where you command fantastical creatures in Earth's magical future. Ride dragons, summon the undead, and evolve magical beasts in duels that reward creative deckbuilding and adaptive strategy.
Galacia Auto Card
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Ranked #8 for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
"Galacia Auto Card" is a fast-paced Collectible Card Game, which reimagines the genre with innovative real-time mechanics. It includes 1V1 and 2V2 PVP mode, multiplayer team PVE, and draft mode. There is also a unique AI-powered card-crafting system to create your own card.
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Coming soon from KONAMI
Announced and quality-gated upcoming releases from KONAMI — ranked by community wishlist demand from our scraped pool.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow Rose Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
This second installment to the collection features “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” and “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (HD Collection version),” and also a digital soundtrack and "Metal Gear: Ghost Babel" as bonus content.
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Solid Snake's final mission. Five years after the Big Shell incident, in an era where war has become a business due to the rise of PMCs (Private Military Contractors). To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, the legendary hero Solid Snake faces his final battle.
The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival ~♡-40 and more...~
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
One day during summer vacation, a joint school festival is announced. As part of the festival’s management committee, you’ll work with the tennis club to prepare festival events, strengthen your bonds, and lead your school to victory.
The Prince of Tennis Doki Doki Survival ~eternal passion! Tie break ♡ game~
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
One summer day, just before the national junior tennis tournament, you and your friend board the same ship as players heading to a training camp. A sudden storm leaves you all stranded on a deserted island, where survival becomes unavoidable.
METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version
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Announced upcoming release from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
From Naked Snake to Big Boss. Ten years after Operation Snake Eater. While commanding a private military force in Colombia, guests from Costa Rica visit Snake. Accepting their request, Snake leads his men into confronting the conspiracy behind the East-West Cold War.
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Other recommendable Steam games by KONAMI, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
WHY THIS
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
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Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the origin story of Naked Snake and his mentor The Boss and the fifth title in the METAL GEAR series.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
WHY THIS
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Shares Strategy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
The first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series pioneering a new level of stealth action with live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, and innovative gameplay.
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
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Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features.
Castlevania Dominus Collection
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Another title from KONAMI, the studio behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Frequently asked about Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
- Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel free to play?
- Yes — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel are Dragon Evo, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Blast.
- Who developed Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel was developed by KONAMI.
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