Choose Magic Duels
Choose Magic Duels if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.3% positive across 651 reviews.
Magic Duels vs Spellweaver
Magic Duels and Spellweaver 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. Magic Duels (2015) is 1 year older than Spellweaver (2016). Magic Duels scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than Spellweaver (75% 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 Spellweaver
Choose Spellweaver if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Spellweaver launched in 2016.
Both Magic Duels and Spellweaver sit in Strategy and 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 |  Spellweaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.3% positive (651 reviews) | 75% positive (756 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Stainless Games Ltd. | Dream Reactor |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Free To Play on Steam.
- Magic Duels (2015) is 1 year older than Spellweaver (2016).
- Magic Duels scores higher on Steam reviews (79.3% positive) than Spellweaver (75% positive).
- Spellweaver is free; Magic Duels is paid (Price unknown).
- Magic Duels has co-op; Spellweaver does not.
- Magic Duels is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Spellweaver has no Deck rating yet.
Magic Duels vs Spellweaver — FAQ
- Which is better, Magic Duels or Spellweaver?
- On Steam reviews Magic Duels scores higher (79.3% positive) than Spellweaver (75% 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 Spellweaver first?
- If you want chronology, Magic Duels (2015) came out before Spellweaver (2016). 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 Spellweaver 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 Spellweaver free?
- Yes — Spellweaver is a free-to-play Steam title. Magic Duels is paid (Price unknown).