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Free to play · collectible card video game
Artifact
By Valve Corporation, released 1 Jan 2018
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
What it is
Artifact is a collectible card strategy game from Valve, built around combat across three lanes in the Dota 2 setting. It now includes two versions: Artifact Classic, the original game, and Artifact Foundry, which reshapes the play around all three lanes being visible together and one mana pool shared between them. Foundry also reduces the effect of randomness and adds more than 100 cards, including over 20 heroes, plus an expanded tutorial, hero-specific demo scenarios, a beginner campaign, standalone challenges, and Hero Draft PvP. Classic retains its three-lane card battles, large hands and unit counts, and flexible mana use. The game is free to play, and cards in both versions are available through play rather than pack purchases; all Classic cards are available to players. It supports single-player and online PvP, with Steam Cloud, and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Valve released Artifact in 2018.
What players like, and what they don't
- Two game versions: Classic and Foundry
- Foundry adds over 100 cards
- Foundry includes campaign and challenges
- Free to play; cards unlocked through gameplay
- Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- PvP is online PvP
- Steam lists partial? no; omit
Who it suits
Artifact suits players interested in strategic card battles, whether they want Foundry's added solo content and Hero Draft or Classic's original Dota 2 card-game format. It supports single-player as well as online PvP.
Artifact offers two distinct ways to play its lane-based card battles, with Foundry adding new cards and solo activities. It is free to play, with cards available through gameplay rather than pack purchases.
