Mage Arena

Mage Arena

Steam Deck Playable

jrsjams · Magic · Jul 24, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $2.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

91%
Very Positive
20k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Cheating: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 20k player reviews · updated 2 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
27% of themes are praise46% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
However, this isn't a weakness; it gives the game a lighthearted and relaxed atmosphere that perfectly matches the gameplay.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The style/graphics somehow fit the whimsical silly nature of the game quite well.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It doesn't HAVE to have good replayablitly either, it COULD have a story mode, aslong as it's not a game that you'll play for like, one hour and forget about.
10 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 love3 themes
Gameplay41 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Story and characters10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer65 reviews
52%
Combat10 reviews
60%
Interface8 reviews
50%
Servers and matchmaking8 reviews
88%
Performance6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Cheating24 reviews
33%
Crashes18 reviews
39%
Bugs16 reviews
44%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $2.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
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.