- Publisher: Valve Software
- Release Date: Nov 28, 2018
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Dec 11, 2018There are no reasons why you should buy this game, unless you are the biggest Dota 2 fan in the world.
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Nov 28, 2018Artifact is deep, innovative, and complex. It’s taxing at times to play, and demands investment, in learning, playing, and fielding a deck. The economy is likely to scare off players who don’t want to buy a game, then pay again for more cards. Artifact is daunting. But if you’re willing to take the time and delve into it, Artifact can be intensely rewarding. It’s not for everyone, but for the deck-building, number-crunching card nerds like me, it’s something you need to see.
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Dec 5, 2018There’s a special appeal, too, for Dota players. It’s remarkable how effectively Artifact captures the structure of a Dota game, where semi-isolated struggles build to climactic battles that see every hero converge on the same lane. Though not always: Artifact’s well of possible situations runs deep, offering variety where other CCGs dry up.
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Dec 13, 2018That, in the end, is Artifact in its iron heart: a machine for capturing metagames.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 111 out of 622
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Mixed: 23 out of 622
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Negative: 488 out of 622
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Dec 1, 2018
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Dec 1, 2018
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Nov 28, 2018Awful gambling-based economy. Other card games relying on gambling as a card acquisition mechanic doesn't mean it's an acceptable model.