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Games like Magic: The Gathering

1997PC

This 1997 Magic adaptation pairs card duels with an overworld adventure in the plane of Shandalar. You collect cards, refine your deck and defeat wizards of the five colors before a villain grows too powerful.

  • Cards and deck-building
  • Turn-based combat
  • Build variety
  • Tactical depth

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In short: Games like Magic: The Gathering

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Magic: The Gathering special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Kaiba the Revenge

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2004PC

Brings what grabs you about Magic: The Gathering: cards and deck-building, turn-based combat as well as tactical depth.

A PC Yu-Gi-Oh! card duelling game where you build decks from 466 cards and fight turn-based matches against characters from the series, including Kaiba.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion

Cards and deck-building

A digital Yu-Gi-Oh! card dueling game on PC where you face Joey Wheeler, with over 700 cards, many opponent decks and ranked AI difficulty. As the final Power of Chaos entry, it offers the series' most content for deck building and duels.

Etherlords II

Tactical depth

Etherlords II blends hero exploration on a fantasy map, reminiscent of Heroes of Might and Magic, with turn-based card duels where you summon creatures and cast spells. Five campaigns offer plenty of tactics and hero development.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories

Fantasy setting

An early PlayStation Yu-Gi-Oh! spin-off where you duel through ancient Egypt in card battles. Its quirky rules, such as card fusions and guardian stars, set it far apart from the later official card game.

Abalon

Cards and deck-building

Abalon blends tactical turn-based battles on a tabletop-style board with roguelike deckbuilding. You pick a summoner, explore a board-game world and refine your deck run after run.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist

Cards and deck-building

A digital Yu-Gi-Oh! card game where you duel characters from across the anime's history or other players online with your own custom decks. It also offers formats like Battle Pack Draft and Sealed Play, plus replays of iconic series duels.

Dominion

Cards and deck-building

The original deckbuilding card game: you start with a tiny deck of Coppers and Estates and buy cards each turn to grow it into a victory-point engine. Every match uses a different set of kingdom cards, so strategies keep changing, whether against friends or AI.

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