Choose Magic Duels
Choose Magic Duels if you want a Strategy game with Shared/Split Screen and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.3% positive across 651 reviews.
Magic Duels vs The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™
Magic Duels and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ both land in 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 are Free To Play games on Steam. Magic Duels (2015) is 2 years older than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017). Magic Duels scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% 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 The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™
Choose The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,194 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Magic Duels and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ sit in Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Magic Duels |  The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play | Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.3% positive (651 reviews) | 71.8% positive (5,194 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Stainless Games Ltd. | Sparkypants Studios, LLC |
Side by side
- Both are Free To Play games on Steam.
- Magic Duels (2015) is 2 years older than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017).
- Magic Duels scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% positive).
- The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is free; Magic Duels is paid (Price unknown).
- Magic Duels has co-op; The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ does not.
- Steam Deck: Magic Duels is Deck Unsupported, The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is Deck Verified.
Magic Duels vs The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Magic Duels or The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™?
- On Steam reviews Magic Duels scores higher (79.3% positive) than The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (71.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Magic Duels is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Magic Duels or The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ first?
- If you want chronology, Magic Duels (2015) came out before The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Magic Duels and The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ similar?
- They overlap on 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 The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ free?
- Yes — The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™ is a free-to-play Steam title. Magic Duels is paid (Price unknown).