Artifact cover art

games like

Artifact

Artifact leans Variance (Grand Arena). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION0 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

6 games like Artifact

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Hearthstone cover art
HearthstoneGrand Arena · collectible card game

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Clicks only, no mechanical skill

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Marvel Snap cover art
Marvel SnapGrand Arena · collectible card game

Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: reads (6 vs 7) - Snap/retreat decisions are pure opponent psychology

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links cover art
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel LinksGrand Arena · digital card game

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Tapping cards, no dexterity test

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Buckshot Roulette cover art
Buckshot RouletteSystems & Chaos · horror dueling

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (6 vs 4) - Dealer has minor adaptive bluff tells.

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Legends of Runeterra cover art
Legends of RuneterraMind & Math · collectible card game

Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Less draw RNG than peers but still present

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Magic: The Gathering Arena cover art
Magic: The Gathering ArenaGrand Arena · collectible card game

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Pure clicks, no mechanical skill

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Game details

Released
2018
Developer
Valve
Platforms
Linux, PC, Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
83/100
IGDB users
65/100
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board GameFantasyWarfare