Tom Marks
IGNArtifact Review
Published 12/20/2018
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Linux / PC / Mac - 11/28/2018
Artifact
A collaboration between legendary card game designer Richard Garfield and Valve, Artifact Classic is a digital card game that combines deeply strategic, competitive gameplay with the rich setting of Dota 2. The result is an immersive and visually stunning trading card game unlike any other. Wield your deck across three lanes of combat, answer every move of your opponent with one of your own. Unlimited hand size. Unlimited number of units you control. Unlimited mana you can employ. Artifact Classic is free to play! Furthermore, all cards are now available to all players. If you paid for the original Artifact, your cards are promoted to Collector's Edition cards. Paid game event tickets have also been phased out.
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82
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The critic average is 82 across 10 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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Giovanni Calgaro
Everyeye.itArtifact Recensione: da Valve, un nuovo pretendente al trono dei card game
Published 12/8/2018
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80
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Read originalDaniel Starkey
GameSpotArtifact Review - Play Your Cards Right
Published 12/6/2018
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80
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Read originalWill Bindloss
PC GamerArtifact review
Published 12/5/2018
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80
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Read originalDaniel Tack
Game InformerArtifact Review - Analytical Adventure
Published 12/5/2018
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85
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalDan Hodges
TechRaptorArtifact Review – Defense of the Cards
Published 12/4/2018
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80
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Read originalCody Gravelle
Screen RantArtifact Review: A Legit Card Game Contender
Published 11/29/2018
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Hancock
DestructoidReview: Artifact
Published 11/28/2018
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85
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalDustin Bailey
PCGamesNArtifact review – complex strategy meets elegant design
Published 11/28/2018
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalOzzie Mejia
ShacknewsArtifact review: The MOBA of card games
Published 11/28/2018
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70
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