From Gwent to Magic: The Gathering Arena, there are plenty of great multiplayer card games on PC.

6 card games that are better than Hearthstone

If you're going to play a CCG, you need to try the one that started it all. Gathering Arena was the first digital version that captured the, ahem, "magic" of the tabletop original. Interruptible phases give matches an energizing complexity. 

MAGIC: THE GATHERING ARENA

The League of Legends spin-off is an aggressive game where summoners and followers attack instantly rather than waiting their turn. Such ferocity is welcome in a normally polite genre. 

LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA

This Witcher spin-off is nothing like Hearthstone. It's a game all about bluffing and timing. Not only do its cards look gorgeous, there's far more depth here than you'd expect from something that started out life as a minigame. 

GWENT

Kards uses its WWII theme to tweak traditional CCG mechanics, introducing concepts like a frontline. It has a lovely old school wargame charm, with chits and dice spread on a felt tabletop. 

KARDS

A game that feels a lot like Hearthstone in practice, but one that's also quicker and more satisfying than most other digital CCGs. To Eternal's credit, it doesn't sacrifice depth for accessibility.

ETERNAL

One for Warhammer 40,000 tragics. If you've read Galaxy in Flames, you'll get a kick out of a tutorial campaign that puts you through the Fall of Isstvan III. Reference over your head? Fret not. You'll still appreciate the punchy art style. 

THE HORUS HERESY: LEGIONS

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