Latest iteration of classic TCG is a megahit

I mostly associate Yu-Gi-Oh!

with its manga and anime and all its hairstyles you could cut your hand on.

Master Duel, came to Steam this past week.

A screenshot of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master duel showing a board and some cards and an attack with a green spell effect.

It’s currently the fourth most popular game on the platform by concurrent players.

At the time of writing,172k peopleare playing the free-to-play card game, with a peak today of 255k.

Duel Links, the previous iteration from 2017, was popularbut never got anywhere close to that many players.

Cover image for YouTube video

Master Duel is a robust recreation of the phyisical trading card game.

On its surface, Yu-Gi-Oh!

works similarly to a lot of card games.

You build a deck of around 60 cards and take turns to deploy monster, spell and trap cards.

Because I don’t know or understand it.