Duelyst II
Released Dec 2022
Choose your faction, construct your deck and put your strategy to the test in the evolution of the ultimate collectible tactics game.
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Released, but still in active development
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Active Development
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Duelyst II is a free-to-play competitive card tactics game that launched in December 2022. Dream Sloth Games has maintained a consistent pattern of major content releases and feature updates ever since. Seven major content drops have been identified across the post-launch period, including the Timeless Beginnings expansion in two waves (December 2023 and April 2024), the Sisters Mini-Expansion across multiple waves (August 2024 and February 2025), and a special "Glitch in the Timeline" celebration event (April 24, 2026). Feature patches and bug fix updates have arrived regularly in between.
The developer posted a patch on August 8, 2026 — just one week before today's date — adding new cosmetic features (Flourishes, board coordinates, a mini-window), confirming the team remains actively engaged. In their December 2025 post, the developer explicitly stated that the final Sisters card wave is still in progress and that they intend to continue working on a Godot client rebuild and game localizations. The developer has not announced a conclusion to content development.
The game's free-to-play structure with seasonal events, rotating cosmetics, community challenges, and ongoing card additions reflects a design built for continued post-launch support.
Evidence
Patch 0.2.43 released with new cosmetic Flourishes feature, board coordinates, mini-window, and bug fixes. Developer notes more exclusive Flourishes will be added in the future.
Patch 0.2.42 reverted temporary Glitch event cards and states the Seven Sisters will be 'returning in their true forms in a patch very soon.'
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Developer
Publisher
Dream Sloth Games
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP
About this game
DUELYST II is a free, fair, competitive tactics game. Build your collection of beautifully animated pixel art cards and put your skills to the test on the ranked ladder.
- Position your units on the battlefield and destroy the enemy General to claim victory in strategic turn-based combat.
- Construct a deck from hundreds of unique cards - use minions, spells, and artifacts to discover new strategies and devastating combos.
- Choose from six powerful factions: Lyonar Kingdoms, Songhai Empire, Vetruvian Imperium, Abyssian Host, Magmar Aspects, and Vanar Kindred.
The Factions
- Lyonar

The Lyonar Kingdoms are proficient close quarter fighters who use Provoke and Zeal establish a massive presence on the battlefield. Utilize their healing prowess and you can whittle down your opponents in a war of attrition. - Songhai

Subterfuge is no stranger to the Songhai Empire, who steal the initiative with their displacement, ranged and backstab techniques. They're also masters of spell synergy, weaving devastating damage combos. - Vetruvian

The Vetruvian Imperium focuses on ephemeral Dervish summoning and specialized minions. Use a myriad of buffs and debuffs to swing the fight in your favor, and equip powerful artifacts to make your General a lethal force. - Abyssian

Masters of Deathwatch, the Abyssian Host know best how to profit from demise. They create deadly Shadow Creep and outnumber their opponents with an army of Wraithlings - weak alone, strong in numbers. - Magmar

As resilient as nature itself, the Magmar Aspects are a powerful force to reckon with. Their Grow and Rebirth abilities require foes to invest heavily into tearing down their units, lest they get torn themselves. - Vanar

The Vanar Kindred are an elite group of tacticians with the tools to manipulate the battlefield. Utilizing Infiltrate minions and Walls, they'll exercise swift and precise removal. With the cold as their ally, nothing runs away far.
The world of Mythron awaits...

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Dream Sloth Games has no affiliation with Counterplay Games. We extend our thanks to them for releasing much of the original Duelyst source code under a Creative Commons license in 2022.
Last evaluated Aug 15, 2026
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