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Steam app 583950 · updated 11 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC

Artifact

Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.

Artifact Steam header artwork
ValveValve
8,437playing now
10,48924-hour peak
60,740all-time peak
8,718average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+214.6Gain+2.52%% gain11,969Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

03k6k10k13k16 Sep21 Sep26 Sep01 Oct06 Oct11 Oct16 OctWednesday 16 September 20267,031 peakThursday 17 September 202610,833 peakFriday 18 September 202610,970 peakSaturday 19 September 202610,992 peakSunday 20 September 202655 peakMonday 21 September 202611,969 peakTuesday 22 September 202611,470 peakWednesday 23 September 202610,754 peakThursday 24 September 202611,520 peakFriday 25 September 202610,947 peakSaturday 26 September 202611,034 peakSunday 27 September 202610,855 peakMonday 28 September 202611,584 peakTuesday 29 September 202610,880 peakWednesday 30 September 202611,508 peakThursday 01 October 202611,631 peakFriday 02 October 202611,145 peakSaturday 03 October 202611,583 peakSunday 04 October 202611,377 peakMonday 05 October 202611,518 peakTuesday 06 October 202611,437 peakWednesday 07 October 202611,435 peakThursday 08 October 202611,224 peakFriday 09 October 202611,162 peakSaturday 10 October 202610,147 peakSunday 11 October 202610,669 peakMonday 12 October 202611,740 peakTuesday 13 October 202611,711 peakWednesday 14 October 202611,727 peakThursday 15 October 202611,549 peakFriday 16 October 202610,489 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

96 months, November 2018 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

016k33k49k66k201820202021202220242025November 201860,740 monthly peakDecember 201846,456 monthly peakJanuary 20196,919 monthly peakFebruary 20191,749 monthly peakMarch 2019810 monthly peakApril 2019386 monthly peakMay 2019234 monthly peakJune 2019210 monthly peakJuly 2019141 monthly peakAugust 2019137 monthly peakSeptember 2019155 monthly peakOctober 2019208 monthly peakNovember 2019258 monthly peakDecember 2019202 monthly peakJanuary 2020194 monthly peakFebruary 2020162 monthly peakMarch 2020331 monthly peakApril 2020535 monthly peakMay 2020370 monthly peakJune 2020168 monthly peakJuly 202097 monthly peakAugust 202085 monthly peakSeptember 202080 monthly peakOctober 202076 monthly peakNovember 202074 monthly peakDecember 202072 monthly peakJanuary 202176 monthly peakFebruary 202177 monthly peakMarch 20211,112 monthly peakApril 202197 monthly peakMay 202189 monthly peakJune 202170 monthly peakJuly 202154 monthly peakAugust 202159 monthly peakSeptember 202154 monthly peakOctober 202165 monthly peakNovember 202172 monthly peakDecember 202160 monthly peakJanuary 202263 monthly peakFebruary 202250 monthly peakMarch 202252 monthly peakApril 202257 monthly peakMay 202250 monthly peakJune 202256 monthly peakJuly 202250 monthly peakAugust 2022108 monthly peakSeptember 202245 monthly peakOctober 202247 monthly peakNovember 202262 monthly peakDecember 202297 monthly peakJanuary 202367 monthly peakFebruary 202360 monthly peakMarch 202371 monthly peakApril 202366 monthly peakMay 2023147 monthly peakJune 202368 monthly peakJuly 2023192 monthly peakAugust 2023203 monthly peakSeptember 20231,095 monthly peakOctober 2023232 monthly peakNovember 20232,403 monthly peakDecember 20231,255 monthly peakJanuary 2024471 monthly peakFebruary 20242,058 monthly peakMarch 2024194 monthly peakApril 2024453 monthly peakMay 2024981 monthly peakJune 202478 monthly peakJuly 20242,557 monthly peakAugust 2024217 monthly peakSeptember 20243,965 monthly peakOctober 2024478 monthly peakNovember 20241,028 monthly peakDecember 202414,001 monthly peakJanuary 202512,537 monthly peakFebruary 20252,217 monthly peakMarch 2025629 monthly peakApril 2025143 monthly peakMay 202590 monthly peakJune 2025317 monthly peakJuly 20251,565 monthly peakAugust 20251,068 monthly peakSeptember 20251,450 monthly peakOctober 2025457 monthly peakNovember 2025674 monthly peakDecember 202563 monthly peakJanuary 202685 monthly peakFebruary 2026221 monthly peakMarch 2026279 monthly peakApril 20261,487 monthly peakMay 20261,452 monthly peakJune 20267,002 monthly peakJuly 202612,283 monthly peakAugust 202612,271 monthly peakSeptember 202611,972 monthly peakOctober 202611,740 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

03k7k10k13kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202612,283 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202612,271 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 202611,972 peak — hourly detail belowOctober 202611,740 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

03k7k10k13k01 Jul20 Jul22 Jul24 Jul26 Jul28 Jul30 JulWednesday 01 July 202612,283 peakSunday 19 July 20267,883 peakMonday 20 July 20267,906 peakTuesday 21 July 20267,884 peakWednesday 22 July 20267,254 peakThursday 23 July 20267,256 peakFriday 24 July 20267,596 peakSaturday 25 July 20267,804 peakSunday 26 July 20267,659 peakMonday 27 July 202611,413 peakTuesday 28 July 202611,871 peakWednesday 29 July 202612,187 peakThursday 30 July 202611,026 peakFriday 31 July 202612,283 peak

August 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

03k7k10k13k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202612,048 peakSunday 02 August 202612,271 peakMonday 03 August 202611,235 peakTuesday 04 August 202611,442 peakWednesday 05 August 20269,560 peakThursday 06 August 202610,353 peakFriday 07 August 202610,239 peakSaturday 08 August 202610,736 peakSunday 09 August 202610,520 peakMonday 10 August 202610,487 peakTuesday 11 August 202611,322 peakWednesday 12 August 202610,417 peakThursday 13 August 202610,969 peakFriday 14 August 202610,977 peakSaturday 15 August 202611,273 peakSunday 16 August 202611,510 peakMonday 17 August 202610,788 peakTuesday 18 August 202610,518 peakWednesday 19 August 20269,203 peakThursday 20 August 20269,712 peakFriday 21 August 202611,206 peakSaturday 22 August 202610,890 peakSunday 23 August 202611,037 peakMonday 24 August 202610,455 peakTuesday 25 August 202610,685 peakWednesday 26 August 202611,532 peakThursday 27 August 20269,367 peakFriday 28 August 20269,093 peakSaturday 29 August 20269,223 peakSunday 30 August 20269,183 peakMonday 31 August 20269,180 peak

September 2026

30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 344 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

03k6k10k13k01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepTuesday 01 September 20269,184 peakWednesday 02 September 20269,129 peakThursday 03 September 20269,204 peakFriday 04 September 202611,220 peakSaturday 05 September 202611,435 peakSunday 06 September 202610,996 peakMonday 07 September 202611,441 peakTuesday 08 September 202611,342 peakWednesday 09 September 202611,730 peakThursday 10 September 202611,279 peakFriday 11 September 202611,729 peakSaturday 12 September 202611,624 peakSunday 13 September 202611,691 peakMonday 14 September 202611,972 peakTuesday 15 September 202611,467 peakWednesday 16 September 202610,142 peakThursday 17 September 202610,833 peakFriday 18 September 202610,970 peakSaturday 19 September 202610,992 peakSunday 20 September 202655 peakMonday 21 September 202611,969 peakTuesday 22 September 202611,470 peakWednesday 23 September 202610,754 peakThursday 24 September 202611,520 peakFriday 25 September 202610,947 peakSaturday 26 September 202611,034 peakSunday 27 September 202610,855 peakMonday 28 September 202611,584 peakTuesday 29 September 202610,880 peakWednesday 30 September 202611,508 peak

October 2026

16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

03k6k10k13k01 Oct03 Oct05 Oct07 Oct09 Oct11 Oct13 Oct15 OctThursday 01 October 202611,631 peakFriday 02 October 202611,145 peakSaturday 03 October 202611,583 peakSunday 04 October 202611,377 peakMonday 05 October 202611,518 peakTuesday 06 October 202611,437 peakWednesday 07 October 202611,435 peakThursday 08 October 202611,224 peakFriday 09 October 202611,162 peakSaturday 10 October 202610,147 peakSunday 11 October 202610,669 peakMonday 12 October 202611,740 peakTuesday 13 October 202611,711 peakWednesday 14 October 202611,727 peakThursday 15 October 202611,549 peakFriday 16 October 202610,489 peak
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 11 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
App ID
583950
Last updated
21 Apr 2021 build 6578045
Update pace
Quiet no update while we have been watching · 0 in 34 days watched
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Release date
Nov 28, 2018
Platforms
WindowsmacOSLinux
Download size
1.82 GB1.76 GB1.79 GB
Install size
4.03 GB3.90 GB4.00 GB
Genres
Strategy
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP
Controller support
Unknown
Metacritic
76

Features & support

Steam features

Steam Cloud

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Card BattlerDeckbuildingCard GameTrading Card GameStrategyMultiplayereSportsTacticalCompetitiveTurn-Based StrategyDifficultFantasySingleplayerCasualTurn-BasedGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericMagicFunnyViolent
About this gameFull description from Steam
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.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência fantasiosa
IGRS18Interaksi Daring · Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel i5, 2.4 Ghz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated HD Graphics 520 w/128 MB or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum: OS: Mac OS 10.13.6 or newer Processor: Intel i5, 2.4 Ghz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD GCN-based GPU, Nvidia Kepler-based GPU or newer, Intel HD 4000 or newer (requires Metal) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Recommended:

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or newer Processor: Intel i5, 2.4 Ghz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Vulkan-capable GPU from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card Recommended:
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Spanish - Latin America

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

35 developer announcements, Oct 2018 to Mar 2021 · times in UTC

March

  1. Artifact Foundry is now Generally Available

    Although we made Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry free alongside our announcements about those games last week and put them both on the same store page, the button to install or play Artifact Foundry didn't work (it incorrectly…

    greuben ♥ 💕
  2. Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry

    Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry are two versions of the digital card game originally named Artifact, developed through a collaboration between Valve and renowned designer Richard Garfield. Artifact was designed as a deeply strategic…

    greuben ♥ 💕
  3. The Future of Artifact

    Artifact, the Dota 2 card game, shipped in November of 2018. Despite good initial sales, our player count fell off pretty dramatically. This warranted a shift from the service/update development model we'd planned to a full reevaluation of…

    greuben ♥ 💕
  4. Patch Notes 3/4/2021

    This patch is a part of a larger update to both Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry (formerly Artifact Beta 2.0). See the full announcement here and an explanation of Artifact Classic vs Artifact Foundry here. Economy All players now have…

    Patch notes

May

  1. The Beta Begins!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/ca8448db51f0e1c9c415c1680f3a78b33b2d3bb8.png We’ve sent out the first round of invites! All invited players should immediately see Artifact Beta 2.0 on their accounts. We will keep you updated on additional…

    EricTams
  2. Plan Update - Beta 2.0

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/87c4b7104dcdbace1635f083590087f50a0dabe7.png We are happy to announce that we are moving to the next phase of the Beta! The Beta for the original game started too late and was too short. We’ve decided to approach…

    EricTams
  3. Let's Shop! (continued)

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/32de7a483a9cce03308109998760afb394b268fc.png Welcome back to another round of shop talk! After our last blog post we received a lot of email which made it clear that people still had questions about the specific…

    EricTams
  4. Let's Shop!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/66df36a58b22b8f326421834c57eaccf08c19754.png Before we get into the blog, we wanted to share the results of last week’s poll. Arc Warden was the front-runner right out of the gate – his lead seemed…

    EricTams

April

  1. The Heroes We Need

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/4944f84873b1fe196e45d58e65bac0903c5ac90e.png This week we wanted to talk a bit more about the heroes in Artifact. These have been viewed as one of the strengths in the original game, but also as one of the missed…

    EricTams
  2. Mechanics!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/a75c4b1bcd57eb6073f25ff34c1d943061ceff05.png This one came in hot so please forgive any gram badder, who would have guessed that doing all this remotely would be so hard? Anyway, let’s get to it! Initiative The…

    EricTams
  3. Deployment Deep Dive

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/23a7673dbf20db34524278240808a1a9460fddb1.png I have some good news, some more good news, and some bad news. The good news is that after our previous post, we received a deluge of emails. More good news - it’s…

    EricTams
  4. Looking Forward, Looking Back

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32397832/22b1b09914d4ded86f19dedef613c373d6a42b5b.png When the members of the team decided to reboot Artifact we all did it for different reasons. Some of us loved the original game and wanted to see it thrive. Some of us…

    EricTams

March

  1. What's the plan - Beta 2.0

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/87c4b7104dcdbace1635f083590087f50a0dabe7.png This week we wanted to talk about the Artifact Beta 2.0, what it will include, and when it will happen. We’ve been…

    EricTams
  2. Under Construction

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/a6003c179a546d55e245808420ff7a5da533ceaf.png First off, we wanted to say thanks for all of your tweets, emails and posts. The continued interest in Artifact has…

    EricTams

March

  1. Towards A Better Artifact

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/48949776a41e8eec05d978abab3435b99f4cd3ed.jpg When we launched Artifact, we expected it would be the beginning of a long journey, that it would lay the foundation…

    JohnM

January

  1. 1/28 Update

    Item Card Changes: Blade of the Vigil: Cleave increased from +2 to +4 Keenfolk Plate: Added "Equipped hero's attackers have -1 Armor" Stonehall Pike cost reduced from 6 gold to 5 gold Stonehall Plate cost reduced from 6 gold to 5 gold…

    Patch notes
  2. 1/18 Update

    Fixed the game engine pausing when bringing up the Steam Overlay. Added buttons to the HUD for viewing decklists. Fixed not being able to inspect heroes in Minimap. Fixed Marrowfell Brawler dialog not working. Fixed being able to get the…

    Patch notes
  3. 1/11 Update

    - Fix Mac clients not being able to connect to Artifact network. - Removed 60 seconds to surrender notification. - Fixed AI taking a few extra seconds to play when you pass.

    Patch notes
  4. 1/10 Update

    Added a bindable key for typing a custom message on your tower in the active lane. Increased maximum custom message length. Increased visibility of chat wheel mute button. Replaced "Chat with Opponent" button on the end game screen with an…

    Patch notes

December

  1. Skill Rating, Leveling, and Balance

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/5b7c7e80298f89ddfa6e9450fe00cf351c7f6c1a.jpg Today's Build Your Legend Update focuses on skill rating, account leveling, and card balance. Skill Rating and Account…

    BrandonR
  2. Artifact 1.1 Update

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/a8be5fef4809b9d8aaf42c5a8cba302c3ba0aa03.jpg Today's Artifact 1.1 Update focuses on social features: a chat wheel, in / post-game chat, and brand new automated…

    BrandonR
  3. Artifact Features: Open Play and Tournaments

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/ec9d60b5d54dbfd572cccf5392ee4b3a43957f81.png We've had an exciting few days watching everyone finally get their hands on Artifact. Alongside the strategic depth…

    BrandonR
  4. 11/30 Update

    Fixes Fixed a crash that would happen when exiting while in game. Fixed a crash that would happen at very high (>4k) screen resolutions. Fixed a crash that would happen when resolving some spells. UI movies now play from memory instead of…

    Patch notes

November

  1. 11/29 Update

    Fixes Fixed a crash that would happen sometimes when the game lost focus. Fixed a crash that would happen when hovering over cards or towers when a game ended. Fixed a Mac OS crash that would happen when running in high resolutions. Fixed…

    Patch notes
  2. Introducing Artifact and Call to Arms

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/fdfd4c31674014537a3558ce072cff95edbccb8c.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVuzZYdwIQ We're proud to launch Artifact and its first set Call to Arms. We also have…

    BrandonR
  3. 11/27 Beta Update

    Small Update: Fixed a bug where the opponent's Deck Tracker was completely filled at game start in Gauntlet and casual matchmaking games. It is intended that you can see the opponent's full deck list during tournament games to reduce the…

    Patch notes
  4. Introducing Prelude, an Artifact Comic

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/7cebdcbe92d58396c2e17c9b8c902b8752780dcb.jpg Artifact is coming to Steam in just two days! In the meantime, we're happy to launch the first in a new series of…

    Patch notes
  5. 11/21 Beta Update

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/3d2a8a87424ddf21c1ccfda7dca481cdb8473a21.png Features You can now recycle cards into event tickets at a rate of 20 cards to 1 ticket. There is a "Recycle Cards" tab…

    Patch notes
  6. 11/18 Beta Update

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/0da40fab81efc9d67188e4595d3ba197f9318de6.jpg The Artifact public beta is starting later today. All attendees from this year's International and everyone who…

    BrandonR
  7. Richard Garfield Goes Shopping

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/65ccd24a0a587857d966c7183e4b2dce39cff6ce.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ep1QnXLQ8 I enjoyed helping design the shop in Artifact and I think it provides a lot…

    BrandonR
  8. The ArtiFAQ [Updated]

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/882564828dcc6f79eb179a08843af189ea6a5f0e.png Q. What do I get when I buy Artifact? Your purchase includes 10 card packs, 5 event tickets, and two complete starter…

    BrandonR
  9. Artifact Card Set and Deck Code APIs

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/d61eead0b874304bc20ab3cf12e3c88cb3d3ae02.png We’re 19 short days from Artifact’s release, but already the community has been busy creating a variety of tools to…

    BrandonR
  10. Richard Garfield on Upkeep Kills

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/3a6f97c0ef0190e995c96483544b6d88cc9fe6cc.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCW_-t6KYJs Upkeep kills are the most delicious of kills. Not all hero kills are equal.…

    BrandonR
  11. The Artifact Preview Tournament

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/3bd742c12ae1bac9744d89e8fb6b9cc3b8e14669.jpgThe Artifact Beta is coming soon and while we get everything polished, we're at the point where we're excited to share…

    BrandonR

October

  1. Richard Garfield on Losing a Hero

    https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32397832/aaf4e13842f6f0bc9e8068d3201e0ce379390b8a.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvCr3w6CJGc Losing a hero might not be as bad as you think. Many players immediately…

    BrandonR

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