Artifact overview

Overview

Artifact comes from Valve and is published by Valve. It arrived on Steam on Nov 28, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Artifact's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 11,049 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:16:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 60,740. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 47% positive across 24,764 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Artifact is available in 12 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Artifact has sold up to 925,000 units and has 19,444 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $14,500,000. On Twitch, 10 streamers are live with around 39 total watchers.

Artifact overview details

Artifact combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Call to Arms Explore the initial card set, featured event, and more. About the Game ARTIFACT FOUNDRY STREAMLINED GAMEPLAY We've taken the essence of Artifact and refined it based on community feedback: • All 3 lanes are in view at the same time. • Unified mana pool across lanes. • Dramatically reduced the degree to which randomness affects gameplay. ALL-NEW CONTENT • Over 100 new cards, including over 20 new heroes! • Extended tutorial and playable demo scenarios for each hero. • New PvE content: Beginner campaign and standalone challenges. • New PvP mode: Hero Draft. FREE AND OPEN Artifact Foundry is free to play. Cards are unlocked solely through gameplay, with no pack purchasing. ARTIFACT CLASSIC THE CARD GAME REIMAGINED A collaboration between legendary card game designer Richard Garfield and Valve, Artifact Classic is a digital card game that combines deeply strategic, competitive gameplay with the rich setting of Dota 2. The result is an immersive and visually stunning trading card game unlike any other. STRATEGY UNBOUNDED Wield your deck across three lanes of combat, answer every move of your opponent with one of your own. Unlimited hand size. Unlimited number of units you control. Unlimited mana you can employ. FREE AND OPEN Artifact Classic is free to play! Furthermore, all cards are now available to all players. If you paid for the original Artifact, your cards are promoted to Collector's Edition cards. Paid game event tickets have also been phased out.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Artifact is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 11,049 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:16:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 60,740, and 47% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Card BattlerDeckbuildingCard GameTrading Card GameStrategyMultiplayere-sportsTacticalCompetitiveTurn-Based StrategyDifficultFantasySingleplayerCasualTurn-Based

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.