Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is currently the more played game: 16,459 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,000 for Artifact — about 50% more players. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel also has the better Steam reviews: 72% positive vs 47%. Across all tracked metrics, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Artifact | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,000 | 16,459 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,875 | 16,459 |
| 7-day average | 11,404 | 11,205 |
| 30-day average | 11,404 | 11,950 |
| 30-day trend | — | −22% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,875 | 37,152 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 72% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 55% positive |
| Total reviews | 24,768 | 100,164 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2018 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Artifact | Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 12,789 | 18,121 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 15,045 | 37,152 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 11,101 | 11,875 | 12,045 | 25,317 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel currently has more players: 16,459 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,000 for Artifact — about 50% more players.
Over the last 30 days Artifact averaged 11,404 concurrent players and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 11,950. By that measure Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel rates higher: 72% positive across 100,164 reviews vs 47% across 24,768 for Artifact. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has the larger player base right now (16,459 vs 11,000 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel averaged 11,950 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,152.