• Sun. Oct 5th, 2025

Valve’s abandoned card game suddenly experiences a surge in players

Valve’s abandoned card game suddenly experiences a surge in players

Here’s a news story I didn’t expect to be writing today, or to be honest – any day. Artifact appears to be back. Valve’s forgotten card game was last updated in 2021 and despite being free to play like Hearthstone, its player numbers have sunk well below triple digits. That’s all just changed with a huge player surge putting the game in a far healthier state, but it may not be entirely real.

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