Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play collectible card game designed for mobile, where matches hinge on sharp deck construction, fast decision-making, and dropping your opponent’s Life Points to zero. It includes a guided solo track that teaches matchups while unlocking rewards, plus live PvP for anyone looking to climb competitive ladders. As your card library grows, you can try new archetypes and tactics while dueling familiar characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh world.

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Publisher: Konami
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile CCG
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Pros: +Large card pool to collect and build around. +Solo content and multiple PvP options. +Iconic Yu-Gi-Oh characters you can face and play as.
Cons: -Spending can create an advantage. -Occasional technical hiccups and instability. -Board size is simplified with three monster and spell slots.

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Overview

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Overview

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links brings the franchise to a streamlined, quick-session format while preserving the core ideas that make the card battles compelling. You enter brief duels with monsters, spells, and traps, working to gain tempo and cut the opponent’s Life Points down to zero. Building your collection is the heart of progression: booster packs and frequent updates expand the card roster over time, nudging players to keep adjusting lists as new options arrive.

Advancement is also connected to your “stage,” essentially an account-level track that unlocks more features and introduces additional Duelists. The PvE side goes beyond onboarding; it serves as a consistent pipeline of quests, unlocks, and rewards that help complete decks before diving deep into PvP. For player-versus-player, Duel Links offers real-time matches across multiple modes, from ranked ladders to friendly duels for testing and practice.

Style and nostalgia are major draws. Summons are flashy, and the game leans hard into the anime heritage with recognizable characters and voice work, helping the simplified three-zone battlefield still feel authentic. If you enjoy tuning a deck over time while hunting specific staples, the economy provides several ways to earn currency and pull higher-rarity cards via the Shop.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Key Features:

  • Familiar Duelists and Voices – Duel with classic Yu-Gi-Oh characters, backed by voiced dialogue.
  • Grow Your Collection – Earn and unlock a large selection of cards supporting many deck themes, with ongoing additions.
  • Stage-Based Progression – Raise your “stage” to access more modes, mechanics, and stronger opponents.
  • Solo Duels and Quests – Clear PvE encounters for rewards, experience, and directed progression.
  • Real-Time PvP Variety – Jump into multiple live PvP formats, including casual rooms and ranked play.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Featured Video

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Full Review

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Review

Full review to be added soon.

System Requirements

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Supported OS: Android 4.4 or newer / iOS 8.0 or later.

Music

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Music & Soundtrack

Soundtrack details will be posted soon.

Additional Info

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Additional Information

Japanese Title: 遊戯王 デュエルリンクス
Developer(s):
Konami
Publisher(s): Konami

Platform(s): iOS, Android

Language(s): English, Japanese

Closed Beta: June 2016
Soft Launch: October 2016 [Australia, Singapore, and Japan only]

Japanese Release Date: November 17, 2016
Global Release Date:
2017

Development History / Background:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play mobile CCG developed and published by Konami. It was first shown publicly around Jump Festa 2016, alongside early notes suggesting a Western release was planned not long after the announcement. As part of Konami’s wider Yu-Gi-Oh mobile efforts, Duel Links ran through several test periods in 2016, starting with a closed beta in June.

After that testing, the title launched in Japan on November 17, 2016. It also saw a limited soft launch in October 2016 across select territories (Australia, Singapore, and Japan) ahead of its broader rollout. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links ultimately reached global release on January 11, 2017.