Games like Artifact
If Artifact is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dota Underlords, Blast and Duelyst — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and challenging. 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 →Artifact is a strategy-focused digital card game developed and published by Valve in 2018. The game features a three-lane-battlefield mechanic with deck-building and draft-pick modes, offering procedural generation for varied encounters. Players engage in sit-down competitive matches with online co-op support, and the experience is described as challenging with a massive scope. Reviewers highlight tactical positioning matters during combat, and players describe it as nostalgic. The game runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and currently operates on a free-to-play model with a review score of 58% positive based on 9748 Steam reviews.
About Artifact: Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
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Dota Underlords
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Artifact.
Top pick for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Blast
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
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!
Duelyst
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Artifact.
Third-strongest match for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!
Stormbound
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Artifact.
Ranked #4 for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Cards and chess collide in Stormbound. Turn-based tactical gameplay, collecting cards and beautiful 2D Art. Level up your army to conquer the ladder.
Shadowverse CCG
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Artifact.
Ranked #5 for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game. Made by card gamers for card gamers.
Magic: The Gathering Arena
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Artifact.
Ranked #6 for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
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!
SolForge Fusion
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Artifact.
Ranked #7 for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
SolForge Fusion is a collectible card-battler where you are a mighty Forgeborn. Command fierce creatures, cast powerful spells, level up your cards, and crush your foes to earn glorious rewards. Created by Richard Garfield (Magic: The Gathering) and Justin Gary (Ascension).
Grace of Zordan
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Artifact.
Ranked #8 for Artifact fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Tactical-strategic turn-based card game, the key focus is on the player's ability to assess the situation and control the battlefield.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Artifact
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Magic: The Gathering Arena
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Artifact.
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
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!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Artifact.
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Build your Deck from over 10,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series through Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS!
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Artifact.
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, procedural generation and a challenging mood with Artifact.
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Shadowverse CCG
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Artifact.
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Artifact.
Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game. Made by card gamers for card gamers.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Artifact cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Valve
Other recommendable Steam games by Valve, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Artifact.
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Artifact.
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Half-Life 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Portal
WHY THIS
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Counter-Strike
WHY THIS
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
Counter-Strike: Source
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Artifact.
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
Half-Life
WHY THIS
Another title from Valve, the studio behind Artifact.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Frequently asked about Artifact
- Does Artifact run on Steam Deck?
- Artifact 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 Artifact free to play?
- Yes — Artifact 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 Artifact have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Artifact supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Artifact?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Artifact are Dota Underlords, Blast, Duelyst.
- Who developed Artifact?
- Artifact was developed by Valve.
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