- Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Duelyst is a competitive strategy game focused on tactical combat, squad building, and ranked ladder play. Each battle is a 1v1 match between two online opponents. Gameplay in Duelyst is turn-based, with players taking turns to play cards from their hand to cast powerful spells, equip mighty artifacts, or summon deadly minions to move and attack on the battlefield on their behalf.
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Plot-driven, grave, earnest and cool.
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MMOGamesNick ShivelyMay 20169/10Duelsyt is a digital strategy game perfect for players who are looking for a little more depth and a lot less RNG. Besides the drawing mechanic, there are few aspects of Duelyst that rely on randomness. That, combined with a visible grid, finally grants players the control they've been looking for in a digital strategy CCG.
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PC GamerTom MarksMay 201684/100A gorgeous tactics card game that's simple to pick up but has significant depth.
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COGconnectedMichael ChowJul 201685/100Duelyst does not have the luxury of having a giant fan base at launch like other popular card games, so continual word-of-mouth and high quality updates will be required to keep the game afloat.
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Goomba StompLiam HeveyNov 20164/10Duelyst is badly mangled by thoughtless, unoriginal design and shameless monetisation. It's not saved by its decent balancing nor its quality pixel art, but there is something in its fresh approach to strategy that makes it not a good game, but a progressive one.
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TheSixthAxisMiguel MoranJul 20167/10Duelyst had me hooked, as I put hours and hours into it almost every day. If I had written my review for it at that point, it would have done incredibly well in my books, with it's fascinating tactical RPG twist on the familiar card game play. But after playing with friends, I struggle to go back to playing against anonymous opponents in ranked play, and I just don't know how much more time I see myself putting into this game.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Counterplay Games Inc.
- Publisher
- Counterplay Games Inc.
- Released
- August 23, 2016
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 23 ratings.
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