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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel lets players old and new enjoy the hugely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in digital form. Players across the globe can compete in intense collectible card Duels, both thrilling to play and watch…

80 18 January 2022 Free to play

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a card & board game developed by Konami, released 18 January 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It is free to play.

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What Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a card & board game game developed by Konami and released in 2022. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel will have something for everyone. Fans of the trading card game will be both wowed by how the game plays and how exciting it is to watch, balancing presentation with the tempo of the Duels. If you’re a new player or even a Duelist who may need a refresher course, there’s an in-game tutorial to help you on your path to Yu-Gi-Oh! glory.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, kids and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 11 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is the 86th of 91 entries we hold in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. The next entry was Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel in 2022. Its critic score of 80 is 17 points above the series average of 63. The highest-rated entry is Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution at 85.

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How it was received

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 69 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-9400F, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 64GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel launched on 18 January 2022, within three weeks of Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel — frequently asked questions

When did Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel come out?
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel was released on 18 January 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel free?
Yes — Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?
At minimum, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel needs Intel Core i5-9400F, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, 64 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "64 GB available space" and the recommended line says "128 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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