Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Steam Deck Playable

Wizards of the Coast · Strategy · May 23, 2023

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

61%
Mixed
31k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 31k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
10% of themes are praise60% are divided30% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are generally smooth, the way they have visualized The Chain, mana pools, and various other things is appealing.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization72 reviews
14%
Story and characters25 reviews
28%
Gameplay25 reviews
32%
Multiplayer16 reviews
44%
Optimization7 reviews
14%
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking45 reviews
11%
Crashes11 reviews
9%
Bugs10 reviews
10%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
61%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.