Excellent for learning Magic
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is an excellent tool for learning the game mechanics. The pace is nice and slow, and the visuals make things very simple.”
Steam review · 40.3 h played ↗
Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Stainless Games2013Card Battler · Card Game · Deckbuilding
The verdict
A beginner-friendly, faithful digital Magic with fun Two-Headed Giant co-op and strong modding, but deck building is limited, content is paywalled, and it's delisted with a dead online scene.
Great for
Newcomers learning Magic, Two-Headed Giant co-op with a friend, and modders who already own it
Main risk
Locked-down premade decks and paywalled content, with few players online and the game no longer sold
What players love
Fun single-player campaign and puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Interesting single player challenges to top it all off.”
Steam review · 273 h played ↗
Two-Headed Giant co-op mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“For me this game is all about the Two-Headed giant multiplayer mode, without it I would have stopped playing this game a long time ago.”
Steam review · 867.7 h played ↗
Balanced premade decks with variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The balance between decks and the variety among them is what makes Magic 2014 one of the best iterations of the series.”
Steam review · 527.5 h played ↗
Great modding community
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Buy this game, and download community mod, you can find most of the mtg cards”
Steam review · 70.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Aggressive monetization and paywalled sealed slots
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You get 2 sealed decks, then the game is over. Unless you pay. For a game you paid for. It's ridiculous...”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Very limited deck building
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No deck building! Its like a first person shooter without guns!”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and clunky slow UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game throws up a minidump error and sits on a loading screen with Chandra till you alt-tab out and close the app.”
Steam review · 886.9 h played ↗
AI cheats with scripted decks and perfect draws
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The story campaign features fully scripted duels where the AI is programmed to do a certain combo.”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
No longer sold; promo codes and DLC unobtainable
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Now I can no longer unlock/buy the expansions for Magic 2014.”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer, nobody to play with
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Play the free magic duels rather. This is dead. You'll find no players online”
Steam review · 59.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/Vista/XP
Processor2GHz CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent)
Memory1GB RAM (2GB for Vista and Windows 7)
Graphics512MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with Pixelshader 3.0 support
Storage1.5 GB HDD
OSWindows 7/Vista/XP
Processor2GHz CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent)
Memory1GB RAM (2GB for Vista and Windows 7)
Graphics512MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with Pixelshader 3.0 support
Storage1.5 GB HDD
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