

If you were heavily invested in, say, Duels 2013, there were few people playing the oldest version after the release of Duels 2014. The meta quickly settled, and after a few games you’d rather just buy the next game. The line basically failed because it offered limited decks to build, and you had to either pay for all your cards or grind hundreds of matches to have the full deck. There was a new release each year, and the games cost something between $10 to $15. I’m of course talking about the Duels of the Planeswalkers games. These games actually made me return to Magic after a long break. There’s been ways to play Magic on Steam since 2010, even if it wasn’t Arena.

There are lots of people who play games mainly on Steam, and there’s compatibility with platforms like Steam Deck and VR. MTG Arena being on Steam will almost assuredly increase the player base. From there you can download the game for free, since MTGA makes its money from in-game microtransactions. You need to make an account on the Steam platform if you don’t have one yet. MTG Arena was released on Steam on May 23, 2023. Yes, MTG Arena is officially available on Steam! MTG Arena Steam Release Date

Runaway Steam-Kin | Illustration by Jason Felix
