What is the best game similar to Duelyst?

The closest game to Duelyst is Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Duelyst?

The three closest games to Duelyst are: 1. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition (74/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Legends of Runeterra (71/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (72/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Duelyst's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Legends of Runeterra similar to Duelyst?

Yes, very much so — Legends of Runeterra scores 71/100 similarity to Duelyst. They share 6 attributes, including turn-based strategy and card game strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Card Game games are similar to Duelyst?

The best Card Game games similar to Duelyst are Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Legends of Runeterra, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 and Battle Chess. All share the Card Game genre alongside other key Duelyst attributes like turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Duelyst calculated?

We compare Duelyst against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Duelyst experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Duelyst unique: card game strategy, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay. After measuring 8 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 46 most faithful alternatives. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Legends of Runeterra and Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 top the ranking, with Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition at number one (74/100).

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Top games similar to Duelyst

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Duelyst. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Ticket to Ride: Classic EditionClosest on genre

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricOffline

Steam👍 86%· 5.5KRAWG👍 67%· 117MC91IGDB63· 3

Year 2009Dev Plug In Digital · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping visual pixel

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name. ### Gameplay The gameplay copies the board game entirely. The game takes place on a map of the United States and south Canada filled with multicolored railroads.

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#2Legends of RuneterraClosest on game mode

iRank86

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerIsometricFree to PlayFantasy

IGDB83· 3OC88· 12

Year 2020Dev Riot GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping combat tactical

Released 4 years after Duelyst.

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#3Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricCo-op

Steam👍 87%· 1.3KRAWG👍 63%· 56MC77IGDB80· 4

Year 2012Dev Stainless Games · Wizards of the CoastPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and co op, while skipping visual pixel

Special EditionThe Magic: The Gathering –Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Special Edition includes: Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Full Game Magic 2013 Official Soundtrack Wallpapers: 5 wallpapers; in multiple sizes. 2nd Path of the Planeswalkers Graphic novel .

Genre100Combat84Game mode72Visuals68

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerIsometricPixel ArtFantasy

Steam👍 80%· 107

Year 1988Dev Interplay · Fujitsu InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping combat tactical

It predates Duelyst by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5Teamfight TacticsClosest overall match

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricFantasy

Year 2019Dev Riot GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel

Released 3 years after Duelyst.

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#6Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

iRank87

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalOfflinePvP

Steam👍 89%· 1.7KMC84

Year 2011Dev Playdek · Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, was the first officially licensed deck building card game for iOS, and is now available for your PC as Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, complete with 5 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory.

Where it drifts furthest from Duelyst: visuals.

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#7Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

iRank74

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricCo-op

Steam👍 83%· 4.6KRAWG👍 55%· 99MC80IGDB77· 4

Year 2013Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and co op, while skipping visual pixel

Special EditionThe Special Edition includes the following: Magic: The Gathering 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Base Game Soundtrack: Planar themes and the licensed I Fight Dragons song as MP3s Wallpapers: 5 desktop wallpapers; in multiple sizes eBook: “Return To Ravnica” novella in PDF format…

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#8The Elder Scrolls: Legends

iRank70

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerIsometricFree to PlayFantasy

Steam👍 75%· 11KRAWG👍 42%· 283MC82IGDB77· 3OC80· 19

Year 2017Dev Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping combat tactical

The Elder Scrolls: Legends is a card-based game set in The Elder Scrolls universe developed by Dire Wolf Digital. ###Story The game's story serves as a tutorial for the player. The game takes place during the Great War between the Mid Empire and the Third Aldmer Dominion.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Duelyst.

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#9Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

iRank52

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloTacticalIsometricMagic

Steam👍 45%· 4.0KRAWG👍 52%· 65MC60IGDB57· 6

Year 2014Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel

GARRUK'S REVENGE EXPANSION NOW AVAILABLE! Walk in the footsteps of the Multiverse's greatest hunter. Featuring additional campaign levels, challenges, and new cards to collect, you take on the role of Garruk and hunt your prey across the planes!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Duelyst.

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#10Hearthstone

iRank88

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerIsometricFree to PlayMagic

IGDB88· 9

Year 2014Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Duelyst: combat.

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#11Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

iRank91

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricSci-Fi

IGDB91· 2

Year 2003Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

It predates Duelyst by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals68

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping combat tactical

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Duelyst.

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#13Balatro

iRank93

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloPixel ArtIsometricCasualHardcore

Steam👍 98%· 191KRAWG👍 86%· 263IGDB91· 5OC92· 64

Year 2024Dev LocalThunk · PlayStackPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat tactical

Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big. Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds.

Released 8 years after Duelyst.

Genre100Visuals87Game mode53

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloIsometricCo-opCozy

Steam👍 91%· 30KRAWG👍 42%· 165

Year 2013Dev Orange_Juice · Fruitbat FactoryPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat tactical

100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange Juice's all-star cast. Characters from Flying Red Barrel, QP Shooting, Suguri and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out... with dice.

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#15Worms

iRank82

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalPixel ArtMelee

Steam👍 83%· 694IGDB80· 2

Year 1995Dev Team17 · TelegamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, visual 2d and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Duelyst: visuals.

It predates Duelyst by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Duelyst alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Duelyst, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Cards and Castles

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Poker Night at the Inventory

Deck Builder · Sports

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Abalone

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Dead Man's Draw

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

The Jackbox Party Pack 3

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

UNO

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Master of Orion

Turn-Based Strat

Lara Croft Go

Puzzle · Adventure

Mario Party DS

Puzzle · Turn-Based Strat

Governor of Poker 2

Adventure · Simulation

Master of Orion 2

Turn-Based Strat

Sentinels of the Multiverse

Deck Builder · Turn-Based Strat

Worms Armageddon

Platformer · Turn-Based Strat

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Sid Meier's Civilization II

Turn-Based Strat

X-COM: UFO Defense

Turn-Based Strat · Roguelike

Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em

Deck Builder · Puzzle

Card City Nights

Deck Builder · Adventure

Poker Night 2

Deck Builder · Sports

Endless Space 2

Turn-Based Strat

Worms 3D

Turn-Based Strat

Endless Space

Turn-Based Strat

60 Seconds!

Simulation · Survival

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Turn-Based Strat

Guardians of Graxia

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Triple Town

Puzzle · Turn-Based Strat

7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

Turn-Based Strat · Deck Builder

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

Turn-Based Strat

Sid Meier's Civilization

Turn-Based Strat

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What is the best game similar to Duelyst?: The closest game to Duelyst is Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Duelyst?: The three closest games to Duelyst are: 1. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition (74/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Legends of Runeterra (71/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (72/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Duelyst's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 8 dimensions.
Is Legends of Runeterra similar to Duelyst?: Yes, very much so — Legends of Runeterra scores 71/100 similarity to Duelyst. They share 6 attributes, including turn-based strategy and card game strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Card Game games are similar to Duelyst?: The best Card Game games similar to Duelyst are Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Legends of Runeterra, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 and Battle Chess. All share the Card Game genre alongside other key Duelyst attributes like turn-based strategy, card game strategy and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Duelyst calculated?: We compare Duelyst against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Duelyst experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.