Games like Duelyst II
If Duelyst II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ariokan™ - create your cards, break the Meta, Vinculum and Berserk Heroes Online — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and competitive. 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 →Duelyst II is a free-to-play strategy and indie game released in 2022 by Dream Sloth Games. It combines collectible card mechanics with grid-based tactical combat, where players select from multiple factions and build decks through card drafting. Reviewers highlight that positioning on the board matters more than raw card power, and players describe the combat as feeling like chess combined with cards. Factions offer distinct playstyles according to players, who also note the pixel art visuals set this title apart within the trading card genre. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, challenging, competitive, and intense based on reviews. The game supports online co-op and is marked playable on Steam Deck, with a review score of 73% positive from 1,403 Steam reviews, offering challenging long sessions designed for sit-down play.
About Duelyst II: Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
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Steam players who put hours into Duelyst II 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.
Ariokan™ - create your cards, break the Meta
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Top pick for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Duelyst II.
Ariokan™ is a highly interactive, strategically-deep competitive card game with a twist: you can create new cards, and use them to build crazy combos around Gods and Legends to break the Meta. No floodgates, no 10-minutes turns, no pay-to-win. You can unlock cards created by other players too!
Vinculum
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Second-strongest match for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Duelyst II.
Do the math and survive the aftermath. An easy-to-learn card battler: pull off math combos, get stuck in a fraction, stack functions until the numbers go absurd, break the enemy lines, try not to divide by zero. Real, modern, correct math. But when math isn't enough, resort to more arcane means...
StrategySteam ↗Berserk Heroes Online
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Third-strongest match for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Duelyst II.
Welcome to Laar, the world of epic battles and true heroes. Take part in thrilling fights, devise cunning strategies, and make your own invincible deck out of 350+ cards available. Become a great warlord in the digital version of the iconic card-collecting tabletop game Berserk Heroes.
Jianghu Duel
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Ranked #4 for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Duelyst II.
This is a competitive CCG set in the world of Chinese wuxia! Unique mechanics inspired by internal and external martial arts—not traditional minion combat. Fast-paced 5–8 minute matches with exhilarating combos. Accessible deckbuilding with plenty of strategic variety.
StrategySteam ↗Je Di Bo
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Ranked #5 for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Duelyst II.
Je Di Bo is a chaotic, deep turn-based card strategy where chess-like logic meets unpredictability. Move pieces, upgrade their ranks, and dominate the board. But beware: every 7 turns, Karma rolls the dice and completely changes the rules of engagement. Can you outsmart the chaos?
Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics
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Ranked #6 for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Duelyst II.
Cards, tactics and mutant squirrels! Enter the arena and compete head to head, play cooperatively or go it alone to defeat increasingly challenging onslaughts of enemies in a cunning game of wits set in the fantastical world of Abalon.
Grid Tactics: Duel
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Ranked #7 for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Duelyst II.
Grid Tactics: Duel is a competitive card game built on an 8×8 grid. Every move is about positioning, timing, and resource trade-offs. With limited resources, choose when and where to play—set up or apply pressure. Each placement reshapes the board. Win through deckbuilding and precise execution.
Dollar King
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Ranked #8 for Duelyst II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Duelyst II.
Cute & cool cat politicians battle in this deck-building game! Play unlimited against players worldwide in this online two-player game! Win by collecting more votes than your opponent using a variety of cards!
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Frequently asked about Duelyst II
- Does Duelyst II run on Steam Deck?
- Duelyst II is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Duelyst II free to play?
- Yes — Duelyst II 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 Duelyst II have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Duelyst II supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Duelyst II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Duelyst II are Ariokan™ - create your cards, break the Meta, Vinculum, Berserk Heroes Online.
- Who developed Duelyst II?
- Duelyst II was developed by Dream Sloth Games.
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