Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 86 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 30 out of 86

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  1. Breadbro
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    Made me a yu gi oh addict Let’s go Marincess nation we must prove that we are superior to tearlaments.
  2. aesirases
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    This game has been an amazing experience, from someone who hasn't touched YGO for about 15 years, the solo mode did a good job introducing me to the new mechanics, on top of giving a nice background to some of the lore of a couple of archetypes. The deck editor is pretty good and the crafting system is easy to manage and very effective, the game so far has been very welcoming to F2PThis game has been an amazing experience, from someone who hasn't touched YGO for about 15 years, the solo mode did a good job introducing me to the new mechanics, on top of giving a nice background to some of the lore of a couple of archetypes. The deck editor is pretty good and the crafting system is easy to manage and very effective, the game so far has been very welcoming to F2P players, you can create at least one top meta deck for free. And to finish it all, the soundtrack is simply one of the best I have ever heard. Its not a perfect game and it needs some refining but its the best experience I had with YGO since the Forbidden Memories days. Easily earns at least, an 8 out of 10, but I will give it a 10 since some people are hating around here and I really liked the game.… Expand
  3. Akedus
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    It's YuGiOh except you don't need to spend thousands of dollars if you want to compete competitively. Crafting system and starting gems give you enough to make a viable deck to climb ranked from which, you have a steady income of gems to build more decks. Presentation and music is amazing. Just a really well done YuGiOh game.
    It's honestly an 8/10 but there are too many 0/10s complaining    It's YuGiOh except you don't need to spend thousands of dollars if you want to compete competitively. Crafting system and starting gems give you enough to make a viable deck to climb ranked from which, you have a steady income of gems to build more decks. Presentation and music is amazing. Just a really well done YuGiOh game.
    It's honestly an 8/10 but there are too many 0/10s complaining about losing to a "broken meta deck" only to describe a janky gimmick rogue deck.    … Expand
  4. InCYnity
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    I'm sorry, but the people complaining on here about how other people are playing are just plain bad at the game lol. Choosing to play a bad deck will net you a bad experience, that's just how things work. The game itself is a lot of fun. Great visuals, good resource system and a lot of fun to grind mostly. Gems dry up quick and the fact it's months behind the real card game kind of sucks.I'm sorry, but the people complaining on here about how other people are playing are just plain bad at the game lol. Choosing to play a bad deck will net you a bad experience, that's just how things work. The game itself is a lot of fun. Great visuals, good resource system and a lot of fun to grind mostly. Gems dry up quick and the fact it's months behind the real card game kind of sucks. The best of one format is annoying but playable and it would be really nice if they implemented a banlist to follow that, but oh well. All in all, Master Duel is a lot of fun, so don't listen to the people whining that they lost to a combo deck that took a three minute turn because they wanted to play 57 card 1900 attacker beats. Give it an honest shot and it'll be blast!… Expand
  5. poliekos
    Jan 26, 2022
    9
    Much better then Duel Links. Free to play friendly, epic soundtrack, decent solo mode. I believe it only has to improve as Konami will release updates.I just have one request for everyone who wants to play this game.
    PLS READ THE CARD EFFECT!
  6. picox
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    It still has a lot to improve in terms of the ability to interact with the opponent to finish being a multiplayer.

    However it is a fun filled experience for any fan of the card game.
  7. eThot
    Feb 4, 2023
    9
    This is what brought me back into Yu-Gi-Oh!, and convinced me to but my own deck (Speedroids) in real life for the first time ever. Thinking about getting Floo for tournaments and such, and Ancient Warriors for fun.
  8. WoL_Lincoln
    Feb 22, 2022
    8
    People here cry about the fact hey lose duels because of meta and broken monsters. Other one said that non meta decks cannot compete. Hello? It's like taking a bike to a drag race against hecking F1 Car. Low reviews here are mostly salty casuals who cannot get over the fact there is meta and always will be in card games like this. About the game itself; animations are nice, trading systemPeople here cry about the fact hey lose duels because of meta and broken monsters. Other one said that non meta decks cannot compete. Hello? It's like taking a bike to a drag race against hecking F1 Car. Low reviews here are mostly salty casuals who cannot get over the fact there is meta and always will be in card games like this. About the game itself; animations are nice, trading system very favouring the player because it's one of the most fair deals to get cards (3 for 1), explaining lore of amazing archetypes in solo mode and packs with archetypes in shop... Good job Konami. Game is good. Casuals, cry about it.… Expand
  9. Xibalbaxx
    Jan 27, 2022
    8
    Im loving this game, i haven't spend a dime and i already own two meta decks and have a Platinum 1 ranking. I used to play before the pandemic started and it was easy to jump back into the game even without knowing how the top decks worked. That being said, this game is just for hardcore Yugioh gamers or at least with a lot of knowledge of the game, at the moment is kind of impossible toIm loving this game, i haven't spend a dime and i already own two meta decks and have a Platinum 1 ranking. I used to play before the pandemic started and it was easy to jump back into the game even without knowing how the top decks worked. That being said, this game is just for hardcore Yugioh gamers or at least with a lot of knowledge of the game, at the moment is kind of impossible to play fun decks and have a good time, you need to play a meta deck or at least a good rogue deck. They need to implement a mode for casual players that give them rewards, and decrease the cards rarity of not meta cards ASAP.… Expand
  10. Verycringname
    Jan 30, 2022
    8
    Pretty nice start clearly better that what they have done with duel links looking forward too see what's next for this game
  11. Lynrev
    Feb 7, 2022
    8
    Honestly the game is really all we want from a free to play yugioh game. Its a gacha so it's very ressources reliant but it doesn't feel hard to build many decks. The game already have a lot of cards (+6000) . The main problem i have right now with the game is the lack of different modes (only 2) but konami is planning to add different ways to play in the future.
  12. Normaliv
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    Overall a very solid game on most fronts. It is an addictive, strategy card game to waste a few hours on if you are bored. One of the only issues however would be the number of no-lives that use meta decks to get literally nothing in return. Other than that though, it's fun and decently casually friendly, especially if you have friends playing with you. Some of my favorite moments fromOverall a very solid game on most fronts. It is an addictive, strategy card game to waste a few hours on if you are bored. One of the only issues however would be the number of no-lives that use meta decks to get literally nothing in return. Other than that though, it's fun and decently casually friendly, especially if you have friends playing with you. Some of my favorite moments from card games have come from this game, but the community of sweats can be a bit challenging to deal with once you get past (or even into) silver.… Expand
  13. Rhex98
    Jan 7, 2023
    8
    La manera definitiva de adentrarte al meta de Yu-Gi-Oh! si quieres hacerlo y no gastarte ni un centavo en cartas o jugar de manera online sin tantas complicaciones este es tu juego.
    Cuenta con bastantes animaciones de calidad y una gran variedad de cartas.
    Un problema podría ser el mismo meta el cual está plagado de mazos injustos, pero ya es más problema del meta como tal que del juego    La manera definitiva de adentrarte al meta de Yu-Gi-Oh! si quieres hacerlo y no gastarte ni un centavo en cartas o jugar de manera online sin tantas complicaciones este es tu juego.
    Cuenta con bastantes animaciones de calidad y una gran variedad de cartas.
    Un problema podría ser el mismo meta el cual está plagado de mazos injustos, pero ya es más problema del meta como tal que del juego en sí, ojalá Konami lo ajuste de manera que sea más justo.    … Expand
  14. RafaelGR
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    PROS

    - Unlike other TCGs (Duel links etc), Master Duel is F2P. With minimal daily grind anyone can make one meta deck per month. - Smooth Yu-Gi-Oh simulator with great visuals. -This game managed to bring back to Yu-Gi-Oh, players that haven’t touched a single card since 10-15 years ago. Also the replay feature is a great learning tool for not top tier players. CONS -The game    PROS

    - Unlike other TCGs (Duel links etc), Master Duel is F2P. With minimal daily grind anyone can make one meta deck per month.
    - Smooth Yu-Gi-Oh simulator with great visuals.
    -This game managed to bring back to Yu-Gi-Oh, players that haven’t touched a single card since 10-15 years ago. Also the replay feature is a great learning tool for not top tier players.

    CONS

    -The game feels empty. There’s only the ranked ladder mode and the occasional event for a few days every month.
    -It can be very cruel for beginners, especially those that don’t even have knowledge of the TCG.

    ONE LAST NOTE

    This game has a different card pool (not up-to-date) and different ban list from the TCG. Many players find that a huge minus. But I feel that this is more a plus. This way there can be more diversity in the meta (for example Mathmecks) and also avoid bad metas (Tearlament tier 0 meta)    … Expand
  15. tbiddle
    Mar 25, 2023
    8
    It's pretty good. The game's balancing is for sure out of whack but you'll still have fun duels. Any complaints I have would be toward Yu-Gi-Oh itself rather than Master Duel. Overall, this game is a great medium for playing Yu-Gi-Oh so I'd recommend it.
  16. RealNova
    Feb 2, 2023
    7
    The game is solid, fun, and the format is finally fair (Idk how much is gonna last do), but Konami is giving almost no support to this game, there are almost no tournaments, no interesting new things etc.
    I'm gonna say making decks and opening box is rewarding and its really not pay to win.
    Also the game is very luck based being a best of 1 with no side deck, players hate this and Konami    The game is solid, fun, and the format is finally fair (Idk how much is gonna last do), but Konami is giving almost no support to this game, there are almost no tournaments, no interesting new things etc.
    I'm gonna say making decks and opening box is rewarding and its really not pay to win.
    Also the game is very luck based being a best of 1 with no side deck, players hate this and Konami refuse to give us best of 3. Also its just not that interesting to play the OCG meta of 1 years ago because that is what the Master Duel format always is, they need to support the current TCG and OCG more instead of making more and more alternative formats that nobody likes. There are free simulators which are better than Master Duel, keep that in mind.    … Expand
  17. Cloudzy
    Feb 2, 2023
    7
    I've been a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh for as long as I can remember. And while not perfect, Master Duel is fine. Any deck, if the player behind it is a good pilot, can climb the ranked ladder into Diamond. It also takes luck but we don't talk about that part. Just some broad points from playing the game for a year:

    1.) For a game that's purely a multiplayer online battle simulator, the economy in    I've been a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh for as long as I can remember. And while not perfect, Master Duel is fine. Any deck, if the player behind it is a good pilot, can climb the ranked ladder into Diamond. It also takes luck but we don't talk about that part. Just some broad points from playing the game for a year:

    1.) For a game that's purely a multiplayer online battle simulator, the economy in Master Duel is above other popular online multiplayer games. 2.) Being a best of one format leads to more degenerate strategies like stun, obsessive amounts of flood gates, entries strategies dedicated to infinite negates, and ftks, that lead to some games being just plain unfun to play.

    3.) The solo gates in my opinion do a fairly good job of not only teaching players all 6 of the summoning gimmicks, but also give players a insight to a number of different archetypes in solo mode so they can get an idea of what deck they would want to make in the game proper.

    4.) I do wish there was more prominent modes besides ranked, the occasional festival, and maybe solo (if you squint hard enough.) Even with casual, team battles, and duel rooms, they either don't do anything to flaunt or show those modes off, or the only real enjoyment you can get is with friends.

    5.) I wish there was more of an incentive to push in ranked. With the same rank up rewards you find in Bronze also being the rewards in Diamond, I feel like asides for bragging rights, Konami doesn't currently offer enough to sit down and grind on Master Duel.

    Overall, like I started with earlier, this game is fine. There's things that I both like and dislike in this game. Hopefully in the future, Komoney can fix the flaws present in Master Duel to have it reach a new level of standards.    … Expand
  18. KisarasLegacy
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    Very tired of this meta bullsh-
    Single player is perfect tho, very nice graphics
  19. wwParadisE95ww
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 3 weeks of play, it is certainly the best yugioh card game on steam or other platforms.
    But i think at this time we are at the point how every player knows the meta of the game and all of my enemies switchs in the gold rank between Eldlich or drytron. It fiels like 1 of 3 players use this decks. There must to get weakend quickly and fully, beacause its real unfair to play against this kind of control and a lot of players makes the copy and paste after the game.

    U only have a hand full of decks they allow to play on a higher rank and thats makes thounsands of card useless. Iam not a pro gamer but i play yugioh for a long time and started with legacy of the duellist to play the new format of link cards.

    I think there have to start a quick update to fix up the meta domination. Maybe a switch between tcg and ocg helps here.

    But for normal player i think the game is after a few weeks a little bit boring, because u are set on your ranked and the solo campaign are to short to find more experience against strong deck types.

    The most guys play ranked games online a u be forced to switch your deck typ to a high meta type if u reach the gold ranked. Here it is just as difficult to descend back to the silver rank as to a higher gold rank. But konami can be happy for a while, because i switch to drytron and do not deinstall Master Duell.    … Expand
  20. paulo_hc
    Feb 20, 2022
    5
    First of all, I really enjoyed this game. It is beautiful, have single player mode and ranked duels. I also liked the card crafting, this avoids you to spend a lot of gems to get a single card.

    However the data transfer between accounts is too confusing. There's a warning on main screen before start the tutorial, but it is difficult to a user to find the data transfer button at first    First of all, I really enjoyed this game. It is beautiful, have single player mode and ranked duels. I also liked the card crafting, this avoids you to spend a lot of gems to get a single card.

    However the data transfer between accounts is too confusing. There's a warning on main screen before start the tutorial, but it is difficult to a user to find the data transfer button at first time on that screen. I remember that to transfer your progress on Duel Links were simpler.

    Once you start the tutorial there is no way to use your progress from another platform. Even you contact the Konami support they will send a generic response for everyone saying they can't (or don't want to) help.

    A lot of people are having this same problem but Konami doesn't care. The support say they can delete your user data from your Steam account, but you won't be able to play anymore on that account.    … Expand
  21. Vinicius1993
    Nov 8, 2022
    4
    A KONAMI simplesmente não liga para as suas franquias.
    O card game é e sempre será divertido, porém já faz tempo que a Konami não faz um game a altura.
    Resumindo, para um jogo lançado em 2022, parece que tudo foi feito com pressa e apenas para cumprir tabela. Não me leve a mal, mas toda a diversão que você vai ter nesse game é proveniente do próprio card game, e não do jogo "MASTER    A KONAMI simplesmente não liga para as suas franquias.
    O card game é e sempre será divertido, porém já faz tempo que a Konami não faz um game a altura.
    Resumindo, para um jogo lançado em 2022, parece que tudo foi feito com pressa e apenas para cumprir tabela.
    Não me leve a mal, mas toda a diversão que você vai ter nesse game é proveniente do próprio card game, e não do jogo "MASTER DUEL", que poderia fazer MUITO mais do que fez.
    O modo solo é simplesmente esquecível.
    Se você esperava alguma atenção para modos de jogo não competitivos, esqueça, o jogo simplesmente não te recompensa se você não buscar o competitivo.

    E pior, o competitivo também é largado, com uma ranqueada sem novidades ou recompensas relevantes, eventos feitos esporadicamente e também sem um sistema de recompensa legal.

    O jogo também te trava de várias formas claramente artificiais, pra não te dar recompensas. Exemplos: pacote de cartas legado (recompensa pelos duelos ranqueados), só te dão 2 cartas por pacote, além de dar cartas irrelevantes e que não podem virar recurso pra fazer novas cartas; gema pela subida de nível na ranqueada (uma das melhores formas de juntar gemas, mas, a cada nova season você não vai voltar da ranqueada do zero, isso pra te travar de obter recursos de subida de nível) e por ai vai.
    No geral, você começa sendo bombardeado de recursos, mas depois o negócio simplesmente desanda de uma maneira que estraga a experiência, parece que o jogo não quer mais que você jogue.

    Enfim, a KONAMI deveria ter vergonha na cara e fazer um game realmente relevante para o formato, que merece cada centavo do investimento que eles não fazem.    … Expand
  22. Andon
    Jan 22, 2022
    4
    It's casual unfriendly. It's called Master Duel so if you are anything else but master I would not recommend this game. The hardcore Corean gamer will pull out unbeatable(10*, 4000atk/4000deff, spell immune, resurrect on death, spell effect, instant win) monster from the first turn with series of chain spells and monster effects and if you manage to defeat that monster he will just bringIt's casual unfriendly. It's called Master Duel so if you are anything else but master I would not recommend this game. The hardcore Corean gamer will pull out unbeatable(10*, 4000atk/4000deff, spell immune, resurrect on death, spell effect, instant win) monster from the first turn with series of chain spells and monster effects and if you manage to defeat that monster he will just bring it back next turn even stronger and another one like it next to it. I did not enjoy duels not one but as casual who just want to recall some of the past yu gi oh glory :(… Expand
  23. Souls2
    Sep 2, 2023
    3
    I left this card game because of how broken it was and this application seemed like a good time to return to find that it is more broken than ever, there is not a single turn that you can summon a monster with 10001 indestructible effects and win in one departure. It's not enough to ban cards, this game needs a complete makeover.
  24. ErixKing
    Mar 19, 2022
    3
    Una basura, que les costaba separar las generaciones para los que amamos las primeras temporadas? es totalmente desvalanceado que alguien le juegue a un mazo comun con uno de pendulo o invocaciones sincronizadas. el dia que pongan los emparejamientos por temporada cambiare mi puntuacion, ya que el resto de el juego es muy bonito
  25. Giovanilevin
    Jan 23, 2023
    3
    First thing first i'm a beginer, i never played this game in any form before... basically i'm a complete noob and my comment is a bit long but it's just my honest opinion x)

    For me there are 2 obvious problems in this "game" that popped real quick : 1- the mentality of the players... It is clear that many of them have nothing against those who play differently and remain fairplay.    First thing first i'm a beginer, i never played this game in any form before... basically i'm a complete noob and my comment is a bit long but it's just my honest opinion x)

    For me there are 2 obvious problems in this "game" that popped real quick :
    1- the mentality of the players...
    It is clear that many of them have nothing against those who play differently and remain fairplay.
    However, the vast majority of comments I have read were at best disrespectful at worst insulting to anyone who didn't play like them, be it users of old decks, new ones or blockers.
    2- Considering the glaring differences between the old fast decks and the new slow ones, there should be the possibility to choose between the 2 game's modes.

    For me a good game is a game that gives everyone a chance to play in their own way, to find a playstyle that suit them, not a game that seems to offer several archetypes to finally just impose one or two.
    Balance issues in PvP games are everywhere but this is the first time I see something like this or at least feel this way.

    I dont care about wining or loosing, what i want is to have fun while playing/learning something that is new to me.
    So now I have 3 choices :
    - I stop,
    - I build a floodgate deck since these meta decks really don't interest me,
    - i forfeit everytime i end up against one of those decks (wich seeems a bit unrealistic since the vast majority is made of them).

    The worst thing is that feeling of copy/paste between my opponents, i swear i checked their names just to be sure it wasn't the same player --'
    Right now i'm still searching the fun factor in this game.    … Expand
  26. cyberlaw4
    Jan 25, 2022
    2
    Too much waiting every turn, i have game about half hour to see some pro gamer rekted me) Over and over again) Bronze rank start with pro gamers... One shots on 2-3 turn or even on 1st( 2 points only for visuals and sound. If you new to YGO stay away it's totally cruel to new gamers!
  27. tutuluis
    Jan 29, 2022
    2
    Si quieres jugar por ser fanático del anime, mejor juega duel links, este juego es solo para gente que juegas cartas "metas" y que saben enlazar 40 efectos por turnos
  28. penguinthelad
    Feb 4, 2023
    2
    Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is an amazing introduction to Yugioh, and for returning players it's also fun with it's strange mix of the TCG and OCG banlist. The mates are very cute and/or fun and the fact that you can just have a car as a mate is very funny. The events, while they can be hit-or-miss, are overall pretty fun and unique ways to play the game. Overall, a fun Yugioh experience that IYu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is an amazing introduction to Yugioh, and for returning players it's also fun with it's strange mix of the TCG and OCG banlist. The mates are very cute and/or fun and the fact that you can just have a car as a mate is very funny. The events, while they can be hit-or-miss, are overall pretty fun and unique ways to play the game. Overall, a fun Yugioh experience that I would recommend.… Expand
  29. Matttwidale
    Feb 2, 2022
    1
    Started out pretty good. You get some starter decks from playing the solo mode but as soon as you're in PvP duels. It's the usual pay to win bs I've come to expect from Yu-Gi-Oh. If you're not playing one of the meta decks, with one turn victories you've already lost. You've got people playing multiple limited or forbidden cards like they forgot to put the restriction in the game orStarted out pretty good. You get some starter decks from playing the solo mode but as soon as you're in PvP duels. It's the usual pay to win bs I've come to expect from Yu-Gi-Oh. If you're not playing one of the meta decks, with one turn victories you've already lost. You've got people playing multiple limited or forbidden cards like they forgot to put the restriction in the game or players just modding.
    When you can summon multiple tribute monsters in your opening turn who needs the heart of the cards you've already won.    … Expand
  30. oPayque
    Jan 29, 2022
    1
    It’s way too slow and way to play, the building of decks is awful, if you want to have any competitive edge you have to spend cash really or you will be outpaced. “Ow but it’s free to play” Not really when you have spend so much to keep going to explore new decks and strats, it’s predatory and really embarrassing. Really wanted to like it, but this is bad, really bad.
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. KeenGamer
    Apr 4, 2023
    80
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is an awesome game that Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, both new and old would love. I honestly would've probably given this a lower score, but they just added the option decks from YGOProDeck directly to the game. This just fixes one of the major issues of the game and warrants it a better rating. All in all, fantastic looking graphics, and it plays well. What else can you really ask from a card game?
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Feb 22, 2022
    80
    Without going around it too much, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is, to date, the definitive game dedicated to the collectible card game. Aside from some elements that will turn up your nose a little, such as the limit of only twenty decks, it provides players with all the tools necessary to explore and play Yu-Gi-Oh in the best way, all enriched by excellent animations and original elements, such as the lore of the archetypes, very appreciated. The future success of the game will depend exclusively on the update frequency that Konami will decide to adopt, but for how they are behaving today, we can only be satisfied.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Feb 21, 2022
    80
    Konami managed to make the best Yu-gi-oh adaptation to this day that will bring many surprises to both old and new players because this game isn’t the same one we used to play 15-20 years ago. The learning curve is huge and it requires a lot of time to learn all the decks currently available, so be ready for a lot of grinds.
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