What are the best digital Collectible Card Games on PC?

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Best digital Collectible Card Games on PC	Price	Price	Steam Rating
83 Gwent: The Witcher Card Game	FREE	-	-
79 Eternal	Free	Free	-
73 Shadowverse	-	-	-
71 Spellweaver	free	-	-
-- Slay the Spire	$15.99	-	-

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score 492 · Answer 1

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Top Pro

Very strategic

A good deck synergy and perfect decisions are needed for success in this game. See More

Top Con

The coin flip

At the start of each match, a coin is flipped to determine who plays first. Currently, going first is usually a huge disadvantage. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

I like what they are trying to achieve with the game. However, I believe the entry level is too high. Round 1 you have too many choices. See More

Top Pro

Unique concept

The mechanics of Gwent are different from other CCGs in which you need to destroy your opponent. Instead, you carefully build your army, while trying to prevent your opponent from doing the same. See More

Top Con

Unreliable UI

An obviously console-optimized UI makes some aspects of the game annoying on PC. For example, at the beginning of every round you can mulligan cards; the UI shows 3 of your cards with a barely-noticeable scroll bar to see the rest, confusing many new players into thinking you can only mulligan those 3 cards. See More

PioneeringYatha's Experience

Game is dead See More

Top Pro

People who enjoyed the Witcher games will probably enjoy this one as well

The game was originally built-in Witcher 3 as a minigame. All the cards reference Witcher characters and events. See More

Top Con

If your internet connection is slightly unstable you will have trouble finishing a match

RealisticAttis's Experience

REALLY INTERESTING TO PLAY ONCE U GET IT See More

Top Pro

Easy to build up a collection

Game allows you to get a good 2-3 packs a day, easily get a legendary in 2-3 days of playtime. See More

Top Con

Bad "friend" system

Currently, there are no rewards for matches with friends and you cannot spectate your friend's games. See More

SkillfulCrius's Experience

After midwinter update, this game died. See More

Top Pro

Great for Free to Play

The game gives you a lot for free. It's easy to be competitive and it's free to play (F2P). See More

Top Con

Hard for new players to get involved

Initial impressions of this game might be negative due to the way it presents itself at first — it might feel like it's just counting points like in solitaire, when in reality the fun begins once the gameplay becomes more complex. See More

Kiritsugu's Experience

Money sink. See More

Top Pro

Limited RNG

Unlike in many other CCGs, luck doesn't play too noticeable of a role in Gwent. The cards you play and decisions you make create a lasting impact on the outcome of a match. When you lose, you know where you went wrong, and you learn. Matches feel rewarding and fair, knowing you won or lost because of your own decisions. See More

Top Con

In beta

This game is currently in open beta. This means you may encounter some bugs while playing. See More

PresentTime's Experience

Casually playign in beta and till this day See More

Top Pro

Beautiful card art

This is the only CCG that can compete with MtG in terms of art. See More

Top Con

Not available on mobile

For players who are used to playing other CCGs on mobile devices, not being able to play a few quick rounds of Gwent while you're out and about may be limiting. See More

ReceptiveMammetun's Experience

Sadly, the "homecoming" of Gwent completely ruined an excellent card-game. The new version of Gwent is slower, unintuitive, and sadly, quite boring. See More

Top Pro

Players are able to choose the last card of every keg (card pack)

Every keg gives 4 random cards, and a choice from 3 cards. This makes the card pack process significantly less RNG-based, allowing you to more easily get the cards you need without having to craft them. See More

Top Con

Uninteresting cards

TactfulKuaFu's Experience

Super!!! See More

Top Pro

Feel of making progress

You get new cards every day, get rewards for doing challenges, for leveling, and for ranking up. See More

Top Con

Feels like two players playing solitaire

FunnyToutatis's Experience

F2p Friendly See More

Top Pro

Two guaranteed kegs (packs of cards) per day

You can be sure to get 3 kegs (pack of cards) if you play a few minutes every day. See More

Top Con

Greedy pricing model

InquisitiveHeryshaf's Experience

Overall terribly disappointed. I love the Witcher series and a fan of digital ccg's, so when I found Gwent (on slant no less) I was psyched. I'll start with the little bit of good: cards/animations/overall theme and style of the factions is gorgeous and geared towards an adult audience (I mean, hey, it is witcher afterall.) Now for the substantial amount of bad. Have played a few hours this morning and I'm done beating my head against a wall. Tutorial was ridiculous and doesn't teach you anything of value. Navigating through the main menus for building decks and checking out your rewards is convoluted AF. Have to buy single player content (not even a nice little starter mission which would be a better way to do the tutorial and allow new players to learn their cards and the flow of play while not under a timer.) From what I can see (but as I said, I probably am missing a bunch of content that is probably buried in some sub-menu of a sub-menu,) you can only play PVP at the start. The only non-PVP option for new players is a terrible "Training" section where the AI gives up on the last round, so totally worthless as far as figuring out some strategies and seeing opposing cards in action. UI is buggy AF (I'm on PC so it may be due to the fact that it is obviously a half-assed port from a tablet/phone UI.) And the topper was that I have a lousy internet which I am aware of but I have played several other digital ccg's and while I will occasionally lag such that it shows I am disconnected, it almost always resumes play quickly enough for me to stay in the game. I have played a few games of Gwent and keep losing because even though I am playing cards the server doesn't recognize it. It destroys one of my cards when the timer runs out (usually one of the better ones, but it doesn't matter which one because this is a game about synergy and combos where even the most lowly of cards can be the difference in winning and losing) and then the round is hopeless. Doesn't even tell me when I'm lagging so dunno maybe it's one of the many bugs that other people are running into. So sad right now, because hearthstone and yu-gi-oh are just too damn childish and when I saw that one of the very first cards was called "Poor F** Infantry" I thought this was going to be my new jam. Who knows, maybe in a year or two... See More

Top Pro

Addictive, has this "one more game" feeling

"Oh, few more games and I'll level up and get a reward. Oh, a new rank is close, I should keep playing. Oh, the daily tier is almost done". You get the idea. See More

Top Con

Feels like doing your math homework instead of a game

ExcellentAntaeus's Experience

The game itself has an unique approach to the gameplay. winning the best of 3 rounds with one deck makes a complex strategic game, where every card counts. The game itself is extremely generous to new players with daily rewards and contracts that gift you free reward points for unlocking nodes for other free content. There is even a refer a friend option, where you receive additional rewards as you level up and fulfill some contracts. See More

Top Pro

Nice community

The community is usually not toxic and nice to everyone. There is also a lot of discussion about game and strategic aspects from pros, streamers and gamers. See More

Top Con

Developers listen to the community too much

The Developers are addressing the feedback received by the community, but they are not filtering it and they are introducing some bad ideas from time to time. See More

HonorableSilvanus's Experience

matches were painfullly slow slogs relies on legendary cards for any chance of winning. The broken combos can flip a whole match suddenly and felt cheap and unfair. Matches often made me very angry. No game you play for fun should make you as angry or feel as bad and bitter as this game did. See More

Top Pro

You get to play all your cards, any time

Say goodbye to your opponent defeating you before you could pull off that sweet combo. See More

Top Con

Addicting

RespectfulManannanMacLir's Experience

I've tried HST for years and Magic online more recently, by far this is a superior game. See More

Top Pro

Great starting decks

Unlike many other CCG's, the starter decks actually feel very competitive with 4 legendaries each, one from the faction and three neutrals. See More

Top Con

Boring system

IncredibleCoatlicue's Experience

All the cards feel very much the same. There is about 300 different cards that give 6 points, but at the end of the day it's just the same 6 points as any other card would give. Very bland design and i expected more. See More

Top Pro

Good developer support

The developers of the game are always in contact with the fans and updating the game constantly. See More

Top Con

Untrusted developers

PioneeringDogoda's Experience

I've played it almost since the beginning I'm super loyal and love it. See More

Top Pro

You need to think before you play

Especially when you get to higher rankings, you can't just slap your cards on the table. You have to think before every move. See More

Abyss's Experience

Nice art but extremely non-interactive and boring. See More

Top Pro

A single-player story coming soon

While not present in the Open Beta, the game will feature a single-player story after official release. See More

HelpfulHermes's Experience

This is extremely outdated, the beta experience and the full release are completely different. the game is garbage now See More

Top Pro

Generous and skillful developers

The devs are incredibly generous with the rewards for playing daily and achieving ranks in ranked play. Also the ingame skill and the deckbuilding is decisive for success, and not RNG (there is some, but not that oppressive usually). See More

PerseveringAiusLocutius's Experience

Very estrategic game See More

Top Pro

Great in-game music and atmosphere

The dark atmosphere and the folk music are outstanding! See More

Top Pro

Gwent is the whole package

For a game that’s still in beta and the first to introduce a new core mechanic, different than every other CCG out there (i.e no previous reference but itself), Gwent has proved to be a skill-rewarding game (both deck building & gameplay). It has RNG limited to a minimum, a very generous free-to-play reward system and still more to come for the official release: from UI improvements to new game modes, to single-player campaigns, all backed up by a dev. team that’s fast on its feet to act and please its community. See More

Top Pro

Building your own Decks is real fun

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score 252 · Answer 2

Eternal

Top Pro

Exceptional limited (draft) format

Draft allows you to keep the cards you pick and earn some extra rewards. Unique mechanics allow signalling and signal-reading in draft while still allowing you to draft on your own time (no waiting for pod or passing). See More

Top Con

It is a MTG clone minus any skill requirements

It has almost no way to out maneuver your opponent. Your draws decide the game. The screw/flood seen in MTG is made worse with the horrible design choice to use 75 card decks. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

The resource system is f••••d up. The game is not dynamic and simple as other card games on the market. Most of the time the game result in huge boards. See More

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Top Pro

Sweet spot between MtG and Hearthstone

This game is not as complex and deep as MtG, but still it requires a lot more of strategic thinking and deck-building skills than HS. At the same time, a game of Eternal can usually be finished within 10 minutes. See More

Top Con

Mana screw happens

There are elements in the design to help prevent it, but you will still randomly lose games to drawing little or too much mana. See More

FriendlyMelqart's Experience

Its a REALLY nice free2play card game. It gives you tons of free cards without spending any money! It is also very beginner friendly with a great tutorial campain. If you register using this Link : https://www.direwolfdigital.com/eternal/register/?ref=dce6e46b-cb52-43a8-b7d8-b7744d7cc0e8 You get 2-3 free card packs:) See More

Top Pro

Very friendly to free to play players

Rewards for playing vs AI help new/inexperienced players not get obliterated in constructed, and keeping cards you draft helps you build the collection you want without simply opening packs. See More

Top Con

Power Creep

This game was very enjoyable from its release right through its first 3 expansions. Afterwards the balance was thrown off by developers releasing powerful and more powerful cards with each set or adventure. See More

FantasticHaukim's Experience

The business model is the most generous of any digital F2P CCG. Daily free packs and cards, along with generous rewards for single player content. See More

Top Pro

Frequent balance changes and diverse metagame

Devs are not afraid to frequently buff or reasonably nerf cards to balance the metagame. See More

Top Con

Hearthstone clone

ArticulateBabi's Experience

nice game See More

Top Pro

Huge variety of deck types

You can win with weapons, spells, units, and strategies of all kinds. Brewers and casual players can explore a near-infinite variety of fun decks without tanking their win rate. See More

Top Con

Visually lacks in flair and drama that might be appealing to players of other games

Voice-overs for many cards were recently added in a patch, but only one game board and no interactions between particular entities (calling out relationships or rivals) can make the game feel "stale" or "bland" compared to the level of polish of, say, Hearthstone. See More

LoveableAmun's Experience

Power Creep See More

Top Pro

Respects your time

The game's reward structure understands that players want to be competitive without spending tons of money. Rewards can even randomly upgrade to higher tiers. See More

Top Con

Card art may be unappealing to some

While some of the art is appealing, the design of the card eliminates completely the attractiveness that the art could have. See More

ResoluteKarkinos's Experience

Top (Paid) Pro says not as complex as MTG but requires more strategic thinking and deck-building skills than HS. Okay, deck building is required in all of them, there is plenty that goes into Hearthstone, and in either case MOST people just net-deck anyway. MTG Arena & Hearthstone are certainly better than this, sorry not sorry get outta here. See More

Top Pro

Generous on rewards

The game is very generous on rewards and plays very fast once you're used to it. It's not a money sink like many of the CCGs you encounter nowadays. See More

Top Con

Playing constructed is expensive

It takes a huge time or money commitment to have the most powerful cards for constructed. Many of the best decks require 10+ of the highest rarity card. See More

PerseveringAiusLocutius's Experience

MANA ITS A CANCER. If u hate dont have mana on magic, here its really really worst because u have to have a minimum of 75 cards and u dont have unlimited mulligans, only 2 maybe 1. See More

Top Pro

The dev team is motivated to make this a great game

Many professional MtG players on the dev team have ensured an eye for overall balance and metagame health throughout beta testing. See More

Top Con

Requires waiting for a full board

Most of the time you have to wait to fill your board with the correct units before attacking. This makes the game quite slow and clumsy. See More

Top Pro

Rewards thoughtful gamers

Many lines of decision making and careful deck management require you to always be on point. See More

Top Con

Toxic community

Top Pro

Very fast dev response to bugs and issues

Devs are active in discord channel and official forums. See More

Top Con

Not a mobile-friendly game

Best played on a PC or a tablet. Playing on a phone can be difficult as it's a direct port from PC so text and images can be tiny. Not a problem if you're familiar with the game, but new players it will be frustrating. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful and user friendly UI

The PC UI is incredibly smooth, and although the mobile/tablet UI is a little sluggish, it is still better than some other games. See More

Top Pro

Community is mostly kind

Eternal's subreddit and discord server tend to be mature and respectful. People you friend in game are more likely to talk about how cool your deck is than to give you salt. See More

Top Pro

Regular updates and content

Updates and promos once a month every month since open beta. See More

Top Pro

Pack system is generous

Instead of trading cards with other players, there is a recycling/crafting system for handling duplicate cards and obtaining cards you want. Every pack gives you "shiftstone" on top of whatever cards you open, making it easier to craft expensive cards than in other games. See More

Top Pro

Explores unexplored design space

Complex and interesting card design that makes the most of its medium. See More

Top Pro

Card art is attractive and inclusive

Art is simpler than Magic's, but leans toward realism over cartoons. Women are represented in a respectful and diverse way. See More

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score 139 · Answer 3

Shadowverse

Top Pro

Unique class mechanics

Each class plays the game differently and has access to a lot of different archetypes. The class mechanics enables variance in gameplay, even when you play the same type of deck. See More

Top Con

Anime style art that is not for everyone

Due to the game being developed primarily in Japan, the Japanese art style is used. The main turnoff is the high amount of sexually suggestive women depicted in card art. See More

ProfessionalJuksakka's Experience

fun easy to play and collect to stay competitive, several meta decks, and regular updates to shake up meta See More

Top Pro

Very generous with free content

The game is very generous with free content compared to other online collectible card games. You will typically get a lot of free card packs when starting a new account and whenever a new expansion is released. You will also get a free token to enter the Take Two play mode every day, where you will be able to compete with other players on even turns regardless of the size of you collection, and win prices depending on how well you performed. See More

Top Con

Game is simply too broken

Every single expansion introduces decks with over 55% win ratio that are incredibly easy to use. Late game bombs more often than not end the game on the spot. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

Perfectly balanced. Tons of free stuff. See More

Top Pro

Few random elements

The game is designed to minimise the amount of randomness in the game, making it more skill based. The "Evolve" mechanic also rewards thoughtful play and requires more strategy than other games. See More

Top Con

UI is optimized for mobile devices

While this looks good on phones and tablets, this makes the interface clunky and unattractive on PC See More

KA50BS's Experience

Art style is not for everyone. Screen is flooded with stuff - bad UI. Late game is terrible with "who is dropping the first OP bomb" See More

Top Pro

Excellent AI for solo games

One of the joys of Shadowverse as a new player is the challenging and rewarding story mode, as well as the practice mode where the AI is shockingly intelligent. Allows new players to really learn how to play the game and become better at fine tuning their decks. See More

Top Con

Overall terrible voice acting

Top Pro

Easy to pick up, difficult to master

Top Con

Pay to play at the highest level

If you want to play at the highest possible level, you will probably have to pay quite a bit. However, the game is still very enjoyable playing for free or casual as you will be matched against other players at your level. See More

Top Pro

Cards have unique abilities

This makes the game exciting, especially for new players. See More

Top Con

Unbalance

the only thing good about the game is f2p, balance is non existence See More

Top Pro

Generous with free packs

Playing the solo stories, completing missions, and login events reward you with lots of tickets that can be exchanged one-for-one for booster packs. See More

Top Con

Direct creature attacks

It is possible to attack your opponent's creatures directly. See More

Top Pro

Great Hearthstone alternative

Want something like Hearthstone but not Hearthstone? See More

Top Con

Simplistic card game

While the game is quite difficult to master, the mechanics are very simple. E.g. only a few reactionary mechanics, really little if then effects (e.g. Griffon Knight discards a card and deals 2 damage to an enemy follower instead of having the discard be the required cost to pay for the damage). See More

Top Pro

Includes a fully voice-acted solo story

Top Con

Steam only(or mobile)

Top Pro

Diverse cards

Top Pro

Unique art style and visual animations

Though the anime art style isn't appealing to everyone, the animations and visual appearance of the game is refreshing and exciting. See More

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score 52 · Answer 4

Spellweaver

Top Pro

Advanced game mechanics makes for unique and strategic gameplay

This game is more complex than most digital card games. For example, to summon a creature you need the resource cards, but you also need to be a certain level (levels can be added by discarding resource cards). This makes for more unique deck compositions, as you will need to decide if your deck will be a resource or level focused deck, or a mix of the two. See More

Top Con

The UI

It can improve a lot. The UI needs an update, but game mechanics and creature combat animations are moreish See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

I don't like many of the things in the game but I really believe it is one of the good card games out there which you should definitely check out. See More

Top Pro

Supportive community that welcomes new players

Veteran players are very willing to welcome new players and help them learn the game. See More

Top Con

Advanced game mechanics punish learning players

It will take a while before new players are fully accustomed to the way to play Spellweaver. A single poor decision can cost you the match. But learn from each mistake and the long term game satisfaction is great. See More

Kingsley Hall's Experience

To be 100% honest, its similar to MTG (minus the variation and landscrew), the deckbuilding possibilities alone provide so much depth and the game is run by a small team of devs who have no interest in lining their pockets. The owner is a former MTG champ and card enthusiast and has kept the game running (and improving so h new featurea and card releases) for years now when any big studio would have closed the servers. If you give this game 1 month of semi regular play and you love CCG's you will not regret it. Not sure I'll ever find another like it. See More

Top Pro

Quests add more depth to the game

In the map view, you can click on a location to take that area's quest. These quests unlock rewards, which can be cards or other unlocks. This adds more content to the game, and makes it feel more substantial than 'just' a digital card game. See More

Top Con

F2P, but if you want to grind the whole collection it can take a couple months.

But in game rewards are generous compared to competing CCGs, and there are many powerful decks which can be built using lower rarity cards, new players can be competitive with vets on ladder using rush decks until the fill out their collection. See More

Top Pro

For all the MTG lovers

This game comes quite close to Eternal in terms of core game loop. However, Spellweaver was released before Eternal and doesn't have many of Eternal's flows. See More

Top Pro

Recently released mobile version

The game got a mobile version in 2018. See More

Top Pro

Impressive art

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score 33 · Answer 5

Slay the Spire

Top Pro

A pay to play card game

Card games usually are free to play, endlessly milking their players for money with new card releases and expansions. Slay the Spire is an exception, having only a single purchase that helps sustain its developers. This helps you to enjoy the game without worrying that your wallet is not thick enough to keep up with all the new releases. It also helps keep out trolls and heralds of the microtransaction apocalypse, which can feel really nice. See More

Top Con

Limited to just singeplayer

There's no multiplayer or co-op in Slay the Spire. While competitive multiplayer in a roguelite can sound absurd, co-op would've been a lot of fun, especially with a friend. See More

Stuart Kearney's Experience

So I've been interested in card games for ages but just couldn't pull the trigger on one as I felt like they were all pay to win or took forever to get a good hand together. Then I stumbled onto this game and holy shit it's so much fun. Basically it's a rougelike at it's heart with cards for the battle mechanics. It's a challenging game, but really rewarding and not at all disheartening when you die. I've only played about 10 hours, but there seems to be a lot of depth with the strategies and the devs seem to have an interesting roadmap to get it out of early access. Strongly recommended. See More

Top Pro

A great mix of genres

A roguelike that has deck building might sound weird at first, but it's a surprisingly fun concept. You can select one of classes(decks), choose a path on the spire, fight monsters using your deck, get new cards to improve your deck, and even fight bosses. There's enough strategy, depth, and randomness in all of this, which can make it really satisfying when you make a great deck, win a difficult battle, or get extremely lucky. See More

Top Con

Some cards can feel impractical because of randomness

There a really good cards(usually involving exhaust and poison mechanics) that don't really work by themselves, requiring you to have another card for a synergy effect. If you only have one of the cards, it can feel like dead weight that hinders your current playthrough, making it even more frustrating when you can't find a matching card because of randomness. See More

PhilosophicalVali's Experience

Build your deck as you journey through the tower/Spire. You play your character, gain cards and, potions and artifacts that make them unique as you play. Great and addictive fun. See More

Top Pro

Intriguing world

Slay the Spire features a desolate land with just a massive tower called "The Spire" looming over it. No one knows why it's there, why it's inhabited by otherwordly creatures, and why heroes from far away are drawn to it. This makes progressing through the game a lot more interesting because you're gradually uncovering this mystery through the eyes of your character. See More

Top Con

Not F2P

Premium card games have yet to prove it is a successful model. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

The mixture of genres sounds like a really nice idea at first but in the long run, it feels dull. See More

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score 83 · Answer 6

Faeria

Top Pro

PvE Content

Insane amount of PvE. There are games vs AI opponents, puzzles, a solo arena mode... and all of them provide gold or straight up packs as rewards. See More

Top Con

Mechanic of "storing mana" between turns leads to too burst-y gameplay

Pavel Kolev's Experience

One of the nice CCGs out there. The problem of the game is that you have a couple of dead turns at the start. You can also lose with a snowball effect. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Unique gameplay

There are many unique mechanics in Faeria. If you don't know about them, look them up on YouTube. If anything should convince you to try this game, it's this. See More

Top Con

Starting hand size is very small

Games can sometimes be decided almost entirely by starting hand where you only get 3 cards as games can be over very quickly and you will see very few cards. See More

GraciousUkko's Experience

Combines chess-like style with a board and card game mechanics See More

Top Pro

Easy to learn - hard to master

This is #1 requirement for successful competitive game and Faeria did this part very well. PvE content will help you understand how the game works and then it will be up to you have far you can get. You'll often have to think forward while facing multiple good options during your turn and RNG will not win you any games. See More

Top Con

Can be addictive.

This game has so many different archetypes of decks, that a creative deck builder will lose themselves in the possibilities. See More

PowerfulAmaterasu's Experience

I have played most of the games on this list. Faeria is easy to get into, but with deep strategies, but also quick play, (same game length as Magic) It is Easily the most player-skill- rewarding game out of this genre because of the added dimension of the tactical board(which you build along the way). But unlike duelist, your cards do more than just summon units, you can target units, buff units, positional blocking of opponents as well as Taunting them to forces an opponent to attack or not move. Clever plays abound and the puzzle pack demonstrates some of the cool moves you can do. This is also not pay to win. I feel like I'm discovering Magic: the Gathering all over again like I did in 1994; however, this game is superior! See More

Top Pro

Almost no RNG

RNG in Faeria is heavily reduced. It's still there like in every CCG but it won't win you any games. For example there are no cards that deal from 5 to 8 damage. See More

Top Con

Heavily dependent on RNG

ThoughtfulYonggungChasa's Experience

not free See More

Top Pro

Beautiful art

Not only the cards but the Menu, HUD and board background are simply gorgeous. See More

Top Con

Static environments

The game features beautiful worlds but there is next to no animations bringing them to life. See More

Top Pro

Very good balance

Of course, there are cards that are bad no matter how used, but most of them are in very good spot right now. There are cards that can be used in almost every deck, and there are cards that can be used only in specialized decks, but that doesn't mean that these cards are bad. Also, Legendary cards are not better than cards of lower rarity. Same goes for epic and rare. Legendary cards are often simply unique in what they do. See More

Top Con

Pay to win

Top Pro

Relatively fast progression

Compared to most other ccgs, Faeria allows you to build your collection significantly faster than most other card games. Recently after Faeria's official release the dev's improved the rate at which you gain cards as well. See More

Top Pro

Available in 12 languages

English French German Spanish Portuguese Russian Portuguese-Brazil Italian Czech Japanese Korean Traditional Chinese See More

Top Pro

Creative deckbuilding

There are no classes or factions. It's not that simple but you can basically build your deck from any card you own. See More

Top Pro

Frequent updates

Even after release, the game receives balance changes and new content quite often. See More

Top Pro

Amazing community

The community in Faeria is one of the best there is. The reason for that is probably official Discord server, Hub and amazing devs. See More

Top Pro

Multiplatform

Available on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android, iOS and possibly more to come. It has announced that it is coming to consoles as well, Switch included. See More

Top Pro

Has it's own deck sharing website

The devs made a website called The Hub where you can share your deck and guides. See More

Top Pro

e-Sports

Every month there is an official tournament with 3000$ prize. See More

Top Pro

Great dev team

The dev team has listened to feedback so often and looks to improve the game constantly. See More

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score 38 · Answer 7

World of Myths

Top Pro

Battle System like no other

You have temples you need to destroy and each gives different upgrades for your units. Either destroying the 3 temples OR reducing enemy god to 0 health will win you the match. See More

PerseveringBran's Experience

It has a very unique battle system; a few familiar mechanics similar other TCGs before it goes off on its own and showcases its own twists on the card game genre. Absolutely must try! See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Beautiful Art

Most of the card arts are WiP but when finished, they're pretty good. See More

ConvivialAkhushtal's Experience

Very original ccg that allows you to pit god vs god in a battle full of units from myth and legend. The game may seem simple at first, but as you get into playing and deck-building you will realize that there is a very high possible skill ceiling. Pick a mythology, pick a leader, and come duke it out with other players! The game is still in early access, so many features are being improved as we speak, and the devs are very responsive to player feedback. See More

Top Pro

Great communication with the developers

Very responsive on Discord. The devs respond to you directly and very quickly on queries and are very enthusiastic about engaging with their community. See More

InterestingCloacina's Experience

Super beautiful art and music combined in a card game where I can finally apply strategic thinking See More

Top Pro

Maintenance

Tirelessly focused on fixing bugs and balancing cards. Tries their very best to keep powercreeping to a minimum as much as possible. See More

CharmingTaraxippus's Experience

Tried this game for around 20-30 hours, really unique mechanics, really recommending it! See More

Top Pro

Allows the player to be part of the story

FerventSiebog's Experience

Great Game. See More

Top Pro

Engaging lore and story

ColorfulCelaeno's Experience

Amazing and innovative card game. Having a lot of fun playing it! See More

Top Pro

Educational

Abyss's Experience

Amazing new CCG! See More

Top Pro

Different play modes and swag to collect

The tutorial mode has some awesome puzzles to help you grasp the mechanics of the game. Currently 20 different Leaders with their own mechanics to influence the game. Various ladder modes depending on your preference including a main progression ladder, drafting and tournaments which are easy to create and join. See More

KA50BS's Experience

I played tons of games. The best card CCG out there - Draft is nuts. See More

LikableLahurati's Experience

Over 500 games. Combat mechanics unlike any other card game. See More

Nasi's Experience

I am a hardcore AGOT LCG player and also have some experience with PC titles such as Hearthstone and Gwent. What drew me to the World of Myths title is that it is immediately relatable. You do not need to be a fan or have any previous knowledge of the WoW or The Witcher universe. It is about mythologies and the various marvelous cultures which created those myths and legends. Of course, reading about myths and legends is interesting, but being able to take part in the myth, or create the legend yourself while clashing with other players online is much more epic and engaging. See More

DeliberateHouyi's Experience

I was lucky enough to attend a beta tournament and it was superb! See More

ComposedChronos's Experience

This CCG has pulled me back into the genre after being bored of it for the last two years. I first played MtG in 1994 and have played many 1000s of hours of online CCGs (Hearthstone, Faeria, MtG: Arena, Elder Scrolls: Legends, Chronicle: Runescape Legends mainly). When comparing World of Myths to this experience, I can confidently say they have a really fantastic game here. It takes the hearthstone art direction, and a similar tried and tested reward path which keeps you wanting to play one more game to get enough gold to open another pack. The actual game play & strategy is more engaging though, and the very communicative team is actively working through their "Mythologies" updating cards, balance and theme. It's not quite at release quality yet, but it's definitely good enough to play seriously, every day. If you enjoy Hearthstone, but would like something with a bit more strategy and less RNG, you may just enjoy this title. Highly recommended! See More

AssertiveDonbettyr's Experience

Really great game, played many ccgs but this is my new favorite See More

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score 93 · Answer 8

Elder Scrolls: Legends

Top Pro

Rewarding

Strictly Better Rewards than Hearthstone, and packs cost the same amount. See More

Top Con

Bland card design

Pavel Kolev's Experience

The UI could really be improved. It does not feel like a game released after 2010. I am not a big fan of that art style. If you are an Elder Scrolls die hard fan you should give it a try. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Top Pro

Accessible

Game is F2P friendly due to generous leveling system, starting campaign See More

Top Con

Bad UI

The UI feels like that of a game released in the 1990s in a bad way. See More

Suleng Tao's Experience

Best card game ever created See More

Top Pro

Single player friendly

For those who don't want to play ladder, ESL offers both a story mode, and a solo arena. See More

Top Con

Bland board

Only one playmat to play on, and it doesn't "pop" like other games playmats do. See More

IngeniousVacuna's Experience

No balance, many half-baked deck designs with obvious ones that are just simply numerically stronger. See More

Top Pro

Has Elder Scrolls lore

Even for people that never played card games, if you loved elder scrolls lore you will love this. See More

Top Con

Region-locked on Steam

An error was encountered while processing your request: This item is currently unavailable in your region. See More

Top Pro

Mature art style

Art on cards looks great, and isn't overly cartoony. See More

Top Con

The two lines can have a snowball effect

The two lines separation can have a snowball effect that will lead to an imminent loss. See More

Top Pro

Strategic depth

Rune System, the shadow lane, decrease of ping compared to other ccgs leads to a game that requires tougher decision making. See More

Top Pro

Little RNG

Most RNG is related to card draw/deck variance, with a couple exceptions mostly on unique legendaries. See More

Top Pro

Interactive with opponents

Unlike in Hearthstone, there is a lot of interaction and choices with the cards and your opponent. Pirate Warriors, face hunter, solitaire/miracle rogue, to name a few. See More

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score 40 · Answer 9

Magic the Gathering Arena

Top Pro

Free-to-play friendly

You can trivially make a tier 1 competitive deck after completing the starter quests. There is no need to spend exorbitant amounts to remain competitive. See More

Top Con

Pay to collect

Henré Botha's Experience

This is an extremely slick, fun-to-play, wallet-friendly version of the grandfather of all CCGs. See More

Top Pro

Visually impressive

Lots of fun animations bring the game to life. See More

Top Con

Mana flood /mana screw

Sometimes you will have more mana then you know what to do with it. Sometimes you won't have enough. See More

Aaron Ramirez's Experience

I think this should be number one. Magic is th best card game, period. See More

Top Pro

Smooth experience

Lots of clever optimisations keep the pace of the game fast. For instance, if the game detects that you have no legal plays available in the current phase, it will auto-skip the phase (unless you stop it manually). This makes the game flow much faster than its clunky predecessor MTGO. See More

Top Con

Pay to win

ResponsiveMushmahhu's Experience

good ol' easy to learn hard to master See More

Top Pro

Exciting, varied metagame

The "standard" format (the current format played in MTGA) is very healthy at the moment, with a diverse array of strategies seeing play at the highest levels. See More

Top Con

Totally rigged

PerseveringAiusLocutius's Experience

Ultra cool, they give u a lot of cards. See More

Top Pro

Interesting limited-time "event" modes

Various fun events such as singleton (no more than 1 copy of each card in your deck) or various content creator-designed modes keep the game fresh and interesting. See More

Top Con

You won’t win

KA50BS's Experience

Constructed in impossible to collect all card with 1000 new cards every 3 months. Playing limited or lower ranked is fine but the rest is waaay to expensive. See More

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score 10 · Answer 10

Dungeon World

Top Pro

Encourages players and the GM to build the world collaboratively

Unlike other RPGs where the GM creates the world and the storyline single-handedly, here GMs are specifically asked to leave blanks and players encouraged to fill them in. See More

score 80 · Answer 11

HEX: Shards of Fate

Top Pro

PvE campaign

PvE Campaign with a lot of AI encounters and RPG depth. See More

Top Con

Most people will need to spend money if you want to have a robust collection

With new PVP sets planned to hit every 4-5 months, plus new PVE cards throughout the year, it may be hard to keep up as a "Free to Play" player. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

You really need to spend money on this if you want to be competitive. The game has been around for a couple of years now and since then I expect them to announce the end of the project at any moment. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

Top Pro

Depth

Complex interactions between cards and several game phases add a lot of depth to this game. See More

Top Con

You'll probably never own everything

Each card has real value. Rare items are EXTREMELY rare. And there have already been one-of sleeves that won't be returning. If one wants to own every card and item that exist in the game and can be traded, they must pay a hefty price. See More

UpbeatAello's Experience

You can't buy packs with the free to play currency. It's a stupid game, stay away from that s••t. See More

Top Pro

Cash tournaments

5000$ every two months, 1000$ every weekend. See More

Top Con

Clunky deckbuilding interface.

While they are updating the deck builder frequently, search mechanics and sorting could be better. Such as the ability to make new decks in campaign, instead of just clicking a button and starting from scratch, you must manually remove all the cards in the deck and then remember to save as a new deck. See More

Top Pro

Will be familiar to Magic the gathering players

Similar to Magic the Gathering but deeper because of digital interactions that are impossible to do in MTG. So those familiar with MtG should feel pretty at home and familiar with the gameplay. See More

Top Con

Animations are lacking

The game board often feels like it is not active enough with animations and movement, this makes for a very static feeling while playing the game. See More

Top Pro

Easy to learn, hard to master

The most rewarding games often share this: it takes some dedication to fully appreciate the depth of the game. There's lots of fun to be had while discovering all the layers though so in my mind it's one of the pros. See More

Top Con

Questionable long-term viability

At this point, hard to see the game ever really taking off. Balancing and card development is increasingly questionable, especially in limited formats (such as the current set emphasizing RNG in the Conscript mechanic as a game decider). The game developers have essentially conceded they can't deliver much of what was promised on the PvE side while also struggling to translate efforts there into income. The client interface (e.g. chat, auction house, etc.) remains atrocious. Multiple featured tournaments have been compromised by bugs. This seems like a classic case of reach exceeding grasp, and investing heavy resources into the game is probably not the safest play. See More

Top Pro

True TCG

Cards can be traded with other players and have real-world value. See More

Top Con

Boring

It's hard to get excited about any of it. See More

Top Pro

More complex than other TCG's

Offers many things to do. See also: "Easy to learn, hard to master" in Cons below. See More

Top Con

Very long matches

Top Pro

It's basically M:TG for the 21st Century

As in, it uses the digital format really well with mechanics that cannot be reasonably (or at all) be done in a paper game. See More

Top Con

It's too MTG-like

The mechanics, type of card, curve of resources.. everything can be related to MTG. See More

Top Pro

Cheap compared to any other TCG/CCG

5 dollar for 500 plat , 1 booster = 17 cards and you can buy for 200 plat, you also get a chest with which you can earn more cards and loot by opening it with a small gold fee. See More

Top Con

Easy to learn, very very hard to master

No instant gratification, which some specific type(s) of players seek in their games. You have to go deep to reach a point where every play will feel like a personal win. See More

Top Pro

Solid community

Very friendly community, almost no trolls or bad manner. See More

Top Con

Paths on the campaign are hard

Top Pro

Beautiful art

Top Pro

Communicative developers

The CEO posts a forum thread every week, developers give interviews on stream, and community managers are very responsive. See More

Top Pro

Utilizes the digital aspect completely

For example, changing your own card and enemy cards while they are in there deck. See More

Top Pro

An ingame chat to talk to other players (instead of basic emote's)

Top Pro

Easy tournament style, you can finish your tournament over multiple days/weeks if its needed

Top Pro

Change the way cards work by adding gems where possible

In PvE you can use equipment to change how cards work. A Johnny player's paradise. See More

Top Pro

Auction house to buy and sell cards

A huge amount of cards for just a few pieces of ingame currency. See More

Top Pro

Large variety of gameplay and formats

Between the cash tournaments, the ladder with rewards for both limited and constructed play, draft gauntlets, sealed and evolution gauntlet, as well as the single player campaign, playing the auction house, and the 'sandbox' Frost Ring Arena, there is a lot to engage in. See More

Top Pro

The feel of your LGS from the comfort of your house

Trading, tournaments, guilds, ingame chat. But you can play whenever you feel like, with the asynchronous modes and even participate in big tournaments wearing your pyjamas. See More

Top Pro

Can easily maintain 100+ creatures on the board incase its needed (like with vennen)

Top Pro

Good tutorial

There are tutorials in the game that are pretty extensive in teaching one how to play the game. For many TCGs may seem pretty complicated, luckily HEX helps new players get accustomed to the game. See More

Top Pro

Very profitable compared to other games

Thanks to player Platinum:Gold market, While grinding in HEx you will net around $1/hour whereas in Hearthstone the same time will only see a return of around 20¢/hour. See More

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score 28 · Answer 12

Legends of Runeterra

score 43 · Answer 13

Duelyst

Top Pro

Excellent strategic gameplay

The ability to mulligan one card per turn, a hero who engages actively rather than passively in gameplay, and a traversable 9x5 grid on which each match takes place, make this game one of the best alternatives to hearthstone. See More

Top Con

Ugly pixel art

The design of the game is peculiar, it doesn't work for everybody. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

The game is the best in its sub-genre "board CCG". Really nice and clever game design decision. However, I don't play it much because I don't like the artstyle. See More

Top Pro

Strategic elements

Duelyst combines a collectible card game with strategic elements of games like FIre Emblem or Front Mission. See More

Top Con

Difficult free card collecting

Takes a while to get a good deck like any free 2 play card game, but the daily quests are quite generous and so are the card packs through high legendary rate. In the last expansions you can't get duplicates, so after you've bought all packs of that expansion you get the full set. If you don't play often and can't complete daily quests it will take a while to get a full collection and to earn the appropriate cards to be competitive. See More

Top Pro

Playable in browser

In addition to the game client; Duelyst is playable in the Chrome browser, therefore giving it greater flexibility than other card games that require a downloaded client. See More

Top Con

Too few players

You will have to wait for a few seconds, to find a match at non-peak times. See More

Top Pro

Free to Play

Duelyst's card collecting system is very similar to Hearthstone and does not invoke a sense of needing to spend real money to compete. Playing matches, completing quests, and a bonus for winning your first match of the day are examples of ways you earn gold used for purchasing orbs(packs of 5 cards). Each orb contains at least 1 card of greater than common value. You can of course purchase orbs with real money. Every player has access to basic decks for each faction that consist of faction and neutral cards. Gaining experience and levels with a specific faction will also earn more cards for that faction. See More

Top Con

Developers are not working on the game anymore

Top Pro

Able to complete a game under 10 minutes

Duelyst allows for really short play sessions from 5-10 minutes, this is great for parents or other people who only have a very short amount of spare time scattered throughout the day. See More

Top Pro

Balanced well

Free 2 Play with fair rewards for non-paying customers. While those that pay will have an early advantage, players can earn the same advantage with time spent in the game for free, it just takes longer. See More

Top Pro

Extensive lore

All six factions have two generals, each with their own unique ability and backstory. Some minions/spells have additional paragraphs of canon you can review in your collection, fleshing out the world and the conflict in which you are mired. See More

Top Pro

Fun card crafting system

Allows anyone to make any card rather than having to just rely on random luck of packs. This is done through disenchanting unused cards for a fraction of their value in order to craft needed cards with what is earned from disenchanting. See More

Top Pro

Good ranking system

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score 27 · Answer 14

Shadow Era

Top Pro

Good deck balance

Many TCGs often have unbalanced decks where one specific deck can trump most others, with devs being slow to correct this. Shadow Era does not have this issue as the devs spend a great amount of time making sure all the deck combinations have good balance and even have a player run team for testing before new releases. See More

Top Con

Poor design

The graphics often seem like they are a less priority over other aspects of the game, the UI often falls into this problem too, which can make for a frustrating experience in that it can be difficult to know how to do certain tasks due to a poor layout and graphics. See More

PatientVahagn's Experience

I have played since 2011. Many similar games have come and gone since then, with players claiming them to be Shadow Era killers, but SE lives on and continues to add new cards while MMDOC, Solforge, Assassins Creed Recollection, etc. have died. The secret to its long life, I think, has been to exist primarily for the benefit of its players rather than desperately trying to bleed them dry for their cash before they move onto the next hugely marketed cash-cow. There is never a fear of needing to spend more money than you want to "catch-up", so people can take a break for a while and return later to fill gaps in their playset. See More

Top Pro

Unique Sacrifice Mana system

Shadow era tests its players by having them decide which cards to sacrifice in order to gain resources (mana) one time at the start of each turn. No easy buildup of resources (mana) here. You want to make plays, you have to plan it out strategically. See More

ImaginativeRoog's Experience

I have been playing different card games but stuck with this. Very original card game in a panorama where cartoon graphics and copycats are everywhere See More

Top Pro

Over 600 cards (approx 250 legal per hero)

The card pool has grown to a very decent size, spread across Neutral, two factions (Human/Shadow) and seven classes (Warrior, Mage, Hunter, Priest, Rogue, Wulven and Elemental). Each of the 32 heroes belongs to a faction/class combination, where they can use Neutral cards and cards from the faction or class. This gives each hero access to approximately 250 cards, which allows for great variety of decks. See More

Michele Kolodi's Experience

This is absolutly the best Card Game ever. I like beutiful HD art. Mana curve and mechanics are very unique and make the game interesting since first turn. See More

Top Pro

Free-to-play done well

The game is free to play but all cards in the game can be earned with free play, there is no need to purchase cards if one does not want to. Though it can speed up being able to build a better desk. See More

InsanoMango 's Experience

Highly strategic with simple to understand game mechanics. F2P however, can easily build a few competetive decks with minimal investment if you’re lazy :P See More

Top Pro

Amazing artwork

The card artwork is of a very high standard and all cards are available in a full-art foil version too. See More

Lucas Rocha's Experience

Best tcg for mobile and PC ever. Playability, Graphics and strategy far better than all other ive tried before See More

Top Pro

One account usable across Android/iOS/PC/Mac

Whatever platform you register on, you can grow and access your collection and decks on any of the platforms, so you can use whichever you prefer at the time. See More

Misher Kolodi's Experience

Very cool game mechanics and Awsome BIG cards and art See More

Top Pro

Truly free to play if you want

The in-game currency rewards for playing are very generous and card prices in that currency are low. See More

Alex Dark's Experience

One of the best digital TCG. Best mobile TCG. Good balance, beatiful artwork, very friedly monetization. See More

Top Pro

No rotation of sets (all cards still legal)

In all modes, all your cards are legal. No cards are rotated out of Standard play and the developer has said they have no intention to bring in rotation ever. See More

Top Pro

Very limited RNG

Aside from a handful of cards from the original set that had "at random" on them, the developers have gone out of their way to bring more control into the hands of players. Effects will specify they damage "the ally with the lowest health", for example, and on a tie there is a Standard Resolution Order (the ally closer to the hero takes priority), so always know which one will be affected. Sometimes on other games you might think the RNG is skewed/faked, but that can't happen in Shadow Era. This means the main element of randomness and luck is the shuffle of the deck, which is how a card game should be. See More

Top Pro

New free Single-player Campaign mode being updated regularly

There are already 120 missions to play through with dialogue, telling the story from the very beginning, for 10 Human heroes and 2 Shadow heroes (at the time of writing). Over time, more dialogue is being added to other missions for the remaining 6 Human heroes and 14 Shadow heroes, and then more maps with more missions will be added in future. The campaign mode is completely free and gives generous rewards for playing. See More

Top Pro

Vibrant Tournament scene with prizes

A variety of player and developer organized tournaments, with prizes rewarded by devs, in both competitive and casual formats provides opportunities for players of all skill levels. It all culminates in the annual World Championship, a brilliant display of skill and deck building. See More

Top Pro

Devs listen and interact with community

Main developer, Gondorian, is often commenting on questions in the Official forums as well as interacting with our player community on the Telegram messenger app. See More

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score 19 · Answer 15

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Top Pro

You get in-game cards by buying real-world cards

Cards can be won and bought with won in-game currency but you don't buy currency with real-world money like other games. Instead when you buy cards in the real-world you get a code for the equivalent amount of cards in-game, theme decks give you the exact same cards, and promo boxes gets you those promo cards. See More

Top Con

Tablets are better for iOS and Android versions

Tablets used to be required, but can be played on any size screen now - you might not want to though. See More

PerseveringAiusLocutius's Experience

Pay to win See More

Top Pro

Theme decks duels

You can play with pre-built decks against other pre-built decks. So if you don't have good enough cards for other modes, or you don't know yet how to make a balanced deck, it is a good way to get used to the game. And there are a lot of theme decks so you can play different games each time and try different game styles and strategies. At the same time, you know that the opponent's deck will not be much more powerful than yours. So victory depends mostly on you. See More

Top Con

No ladder

Top Pro

No money is needed

You get booster packs ang game tokens by playing the game instead of spending real money. And you have many ways to get stuff in the game. See More

Top Con

Mana screw/flood

Individual and often specific energy types must be attached to a pokemon before it can use its moves leading to situations with too much or too little energy. See More

Top Pro

Mixture between TCG and Digital CCG

The way the economy works and how it is possible to acquire the cards makes it a great niche between pure TCG (such magic) and traditional CCGs (Hearthstone). Cards have value, but its highly possible to grind and trade into it as a F2P player. See More

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score 79 · Answer 16

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Top Con

Huge Money Sink

Although you can "technically" play for free, Hearthstone is very stingy on rewards. To get the limit of 100 paltry coins free a day, you have to win 30 games vs mostly players who have much better cards than you. It can take a new player 6 to 8(or more) hours to accomplish this. And after all this you get a pack of 5 cards that are often completely worthless to any viable deck. It's possible to get cards like "Angry Chicken"(worthless card) as the "Rare" card several times. You can also get a bunch of cards you already have a lot of. See More

Top Pro

Active community

It has a lot of players due to Blizzard's fanbase which means finding multiplayer matches is not all that difficult. See More

Pavel Kolev's Experience

Ok let's admit it - Blizzard created the digital CCG market with Hearthstone. However, in the recent years, they made a lot of questionable decisions in the game design. Too much RNG, too much combo decks. Too much - I draw what I need and I win. See More

Top Con

Many mechanics based on random numbers

Random effects in the game use a random number generator, which causes an uncertainty of all outcomes. This causes one or both players to be frustrated because they can lose an already won game despite playing to the best of their ability. See More

Top Pro

Polished overall aesthetic

Possibly the most polished user Interface of digital CCGs. Unified and fun art style and flavor text. See More

PerseveringVirbius's Experience

undying rage!!!!!!!!!!! See More

Top Con

The reward system is not significant enough

Hearthstone's reward system is very lackluster, providing little to nothing of significance to the casual or excessive player. There will be times when you feel heavily rewarded by the game, but these times are few and far between and if you are driven by rewards you will likely lose attraction to this game quickly. See More

Top Pro

Great even for casual players

Hearthstone has a friendly learning curve that makes picking it up and getting started easy for people who don't want to spend a lot of time learning rules and tricks. See More

KA50BS's Experience

It was a good game the first 2 years but they totally destroyed it. The RNG is just rediculous... See More

Top Con

Lacking a lot of depth found in better TCGs

Top Pro

Multi-platform

Available on PC and on mobile. Makes a great commute companion (provided you have internet). See More

InventiveIdunn's Experience

really random effects See More

Top Con

Crafting is expensive

In lieu of trading cards, this game uses a disenchanting/crafting system to handle duplicate copies in your collection and being able to obtain the cards you want. Many cards disenchant for paltry amounts, and the best cards cost lots of "dust" to be able to play with. See More

Top Pro

Familiar characters from Warcraft 3 and World of warcraft

The characters used in Hearthstone are all from the lore of the Warcraft series, making for a familiar universe for fans of the series. See More

TallAglaophonos's Experience

I have 14 gold heroes over three servers with a combined total wins of over 24000 wins See More

Top Con

Luck is more rewarding than skill.

When you lose a game in Hearthstone you don't learn anything because you generally can't play around most of the cards, most of the cards have random effects you have no control over it whatsoever. See More

Top Pro

Brawl events, that don't require you to follow "the meta"

You can take advantage of weekly brawl events that give you a certain set of cards (so no need to pay to stay competitive). It keeps the game fresh, fun and fairly "casual". See More

Top Con

Additional "Cards" must be paid for if not earned by continuously playing

There is a bit of a grind in earning new cards, so for those that do not want to spend the large amount of time needed to earn quality cards they will need to be purchased, which can get expensive. See More

Top Pro

Entertaining Voice Acting

The voice work really adds to the game and makes it entertaining to play. See More

Top Con

Dependent on Battle.net infrastructure, not playable offline

The game requires a connection with Battle.net servers from the developers, and thus can't be played offline. See More

Top Pro

Card Balances and Game Updates Often

The Hearthstone team is always looking at their data and community reaction towards cards and the state of the game, and they have made many card and game changes/updates to balance and improve the game for all players. See More

Top Con

Ridiculously bloated

Over 4 GB data installed on ones device. Which is quite a lot of room, something many might not have to spare. See More

Top Pro

You won't be cursed at in the chat.

Interaction with opponent limited to simple pre-made phrases, so you don't have to see how many 1337 gamers had their way with you or your mother. Or deal with the spam about free decks, new hacks etc. See More

Top Con

No trading with other players

Top Pro

Near-perfect balance between going first or second

There's no significant first-turn or second-turn advantage in Hearthstone. The player going second gets an extra card from his deck as well as "The Coin", a card that gives one extra mana crystal for one turn. This subverts the advantage that would be gained otherwise by the player going first. See More

Top Con

The discover mechanic alone ruined this game

Luck tends to be more important than skill: there are numerous RNG-based cards in this game. Players that care about skill are better of playing other games, like Magic. See More

Top Pro

Free to play that doesn't exploit

Yes it's free to play, but it's designed to easily continue to play and have fun without having to feel like you HAVE to pay. At the same time, after playing a while you'll probably want to. See More

Top Con

Simplistic and unintuitive card design

Very little mechanical depth, most of the complexity is based on random numbers. See More

Top Pro

Great if you don't take it too seriously

HS is meant to be fun, lighthearted, and generally casual. It requires a lot of time and money investment if you wish to play seriously. See More

Top Con

Sometimes unfair matchmaking

Sometimes players will be matched up with people who clearly have been playing longer. See More

Top Con

Poor port

Plays much better on PC. Sluggish and crashes often on mobile, sometimes connections can be difficult to make as well. See More

Top Con

Chinese money > Freedom of speech

Blizzard WILL sell your soul to the chinese overlords for a couple sheckels. DO NOT play this game if you care about freedom of any kind. There are many other CCG out there. Have some dignity and principles. See More

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score 19 · Answer 17

Mythgard

Top Pro

Top notch CCG with great depth and amazing art

Mythgard is the best CCG I've played in my 20+ years playing card games. It has a heavy focus on minion combat and positioning on a 7-lane board, which has very cool strategic implications. Also the best resource system I've come across (cards of a colour can be burned for a permanent mana of that colour), which adds even more to the depth of the game. The amount of features in-game is also amazing, with a tournament client (swiss, drafts, etc.), replay options, spectating any ongoing ladder match. Already the core set allowed for a wide variety of strategies and the formal launch with the first expansion is almost here. Whenever I now play Hearthstone or another CCG, I just want to close it and go back to Mythgard. See More

Top Con

Dev team has not kept to deadlines

Little setbacks are understandable, this is a small development team so progress might be slow. But there hasn't been a single deadline that has achieved, not a single promise that has been kept. Excuses, excuses. See More

score 10 · Answer 18

Sentinels of the Multiverse

Top Pro

Great theme

If you are like me and like super heroes, this one is interesting and is a nice take out of the DC or Marvel universe See More

Top Con

Sadly offer few real strategy

I played the board game a lot, sadly some game offer very very few strategy option where if you dont have a the specific card to play some fight may feel unwinnable See More

score 1 · Answer 19

Spelldrifter

RickZeeland's Experience

Now on offer for free in the Epic Game Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/spelldrifter See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

score 9 · Answer 20

Krosmaga

Top Con

Very long games

Top Pro

Interesting and unique mechanics

Pavel Kolev's Experience

Its nice conception but it should greatly improve on the actual card effects. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Genre:CCG, Tower Defense, Strategy

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Top Con

Not updated anymore

Top Pro

Easy to learn, hard to master

NiceCethlenn's Experience

Fairly simple game with potential for complexity See More

Top Con

Unnecessary RNG built into the win condition

Top Pro

Extended, cross-media universe from Ankama

DecorousAjatar's Experience

This is one of the best CGG. Too bad it did not get the attention it deserves. The devs are now dedicated to other projects, so it's not updated anymore. It's still enjoyable and I recommand anyone who likes card games to check it out. See More

Top Pro

Great aesthetic

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35 Games Considered

My Recommendation for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

My Recommendation for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Very strategic

The coin flip

Unique concept

Unreliable UI

People who enjoyed the Witcher games will probably enjoy this one as well

If your internet connection is slightly unstable you will have trouble finishing a match

Easy to build up a collection

Bad "friend" system

Great for Free to Play

Hard for new players to get involved

Limited RNG

In beta

Beautiful card art

Not available on mobile

Players are able to choose the last card of every keg (card pack)

Uninteresting cards

Feel of making progress

Feels like two players playing solitaire

Two guaranteed kegs (packs of cards) per day

Greedy pricing model

Addictive, has this "one more game" feeling

Feels like doing your math homework instead of a game

Nice community

Developers listen to the community too much

You get to play all your cards, any time

Addicting

Great starting decks

Boring system

Good developer support

Untrusted developers

You need to think before you play

A single-player story coming soon

Generous and skillful developers

Great in-game music and atmosphere

Gwent is the whole package

Building your own Decks is real fun

My Recommendation for Eternal

My Recommendation for Eternal

Exceptional limited (draft) format

It is a MTG clone minus any skill requirements

Sweet spot between MtG and Hearthstone

Mana screw happens

Very friendly to free to play players

Power Creep

Frequent balance changes and diverse metagame

Hearthstone clone

Huge variety of deck types

Visually lacks in flair and drama that might be appealing to players of other games

Respects your time

Card art may be unappealing to some

Generous on rewards

Playing constructed is expensive

The dev team is motivated to make this a great game

Requires waiting for a full board

Rewards thoughtful gamers

Toxic community

Very fast dev response to bugs and issues

Not a mobile-friendly game

Beautiful and user friendly UI

Community is mostly kind

Regular updates and content

Pack system is generous

Explores unexplored design space

Card art is attractive and inclusive

My Recommendation for Shadowverse

My Recommendation for Shadowverse

Unique class mechanics

Anime style art that is not for everyone

Very generous with free content

Game is simply too broken

Few random elements

UI is optimized for mobile devices

Excellent AI for solo games

Overall terrible voice acting

Easy to pick up, difficult to master

Pay to play at the highest level

Cards have unique abilities