Choose Duelyst
Choose Duelyst if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81% positive across 3,201 reviews.
Duelyst vs Shadowverse CCG
Duelyst and Shadowverse CCG both land in Strategy, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam. Both released in 2016. Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Shadowverse CCG (76.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Shadowverse CCG
Choose Shadowverse CCG if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 7,175 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Duelyst and Shadowverse CCG sit in Strategy and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Duelyst |  Shadowverse CCG | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (3,201 reviews) | 76.8% positive (7,175 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Counterplay Games Inc. | Cygames, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both released in 2016.
- Duelyst scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Shadowverse CCG (76.8% positive).
- Shadowverse CCG is free; Duelyst is paid (Price unknown).
- Shadowverse CCG is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Duelyst has no Deck rating yet.
Duelyst vs Shadowverse CCG — FAQ
- Which is better, Duelyst or Shadowverse CCG?
- On Steam reviews Duelyst scores higher (81% positive) than Shadowverse CCG (76.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Duelyst is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Duelyst and Shadowverse CCG similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Shadowverse CCG free?
- Yes — Shadowverse CCG is a free-to-play Steam title. Duelyst is paid (Price unknown).