Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist similar games & best alternatives

Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Relive past Dueling glory against Yu-Gi-Oh! characters from the past and present! Compete against other players online with your custom deck, then challenge them in Battle Pack Draft and Sealed Play!

What works
  • Large card collection
  • Nostalgic story campaigns
  • Creative deck building
  • Challenging ai and ranked multiplayer
  • Fair progression system
Things to keep in mind
  • Expensive and numerous dlcs
  • Small and inactive multiplayer community
  • Annoying frequent prompts during duels
  • Some unbalanced story decks
  • Limited animations and graphical polish

What to play next

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Top picks

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  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution

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  • World of Goo

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  • Etherlords II

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Hidden Gems

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  • The Solitaire Conspiracy

  • Etherlords II

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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    "Players can build their own decks and choose to play with story decks or custom decks, allowing personal freedom in gameplay decisions."

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    "Players can choose to use story decks or create and use their own decks, allowing personal freedom in deck building and play style."

  • Competence

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  • Competition

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    "Includes ranked and player match online modes and local multiplayer, though the online player base is small."

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  • Continuation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Expression

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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