Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-25
  • Universally praised as fun
  • Speed Duel format is highlight
  • Strong Yu-Gi-Oh fan appeal
  • Pay-to-win monetization model
  • Slow and grindy progression
  • Overpowered skills hurt balance
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
45,079
Positive
37,33782.8%
Negative
7,74217.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,135,930
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
440.10%
Estimated copies lost
3,061
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
440.1%
Avg playtime 0.7h
830.2%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
7,69817.1%
Avg playtime 731.3h
37,25482.6%
Avg playtime 424.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day123.7 rev/day
Last 30d3.8 rev/day
Quarterly370.5 rev/qtr
Days covered364.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,497 total
Organic purchasers1,497100.0%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,497 total
First impression0-2h1278.48%
Voted up: 65%
Mid game2-10h25417.0%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h1489.89%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+96864.7%
Voted up: 72%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.67% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 73.9%
10 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 45,079 total.