Last updated on January 3rd, 2026 at 10:09 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links – Entertainment Game Review
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a Entertainment/Card/Roleplaying game from Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., first launched in 11th January 2017.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 89,110+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Stand Out
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" is available on-the-go as a mobile app!
Become the best Duelist in the world!
Anywhere, anytime! Prepare yourself for some sweet Duels!
[ABOUT "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links"]
-Easy to learn rules and simple controls for beginners!
-Don't worry if you are not sure how to use your cards. The game will indicate when you can activate your cards!
-Among 3 million players who have participated in the past World Championships, even Duelists with only 3-6 months of Duel Links experience have also became a champion.
Duel online and aim for the top of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links"!
[FEATURES]
・Supporting features for beginners
-Even beginners can hone their skill by completing the in-game missions.
-You can learn the basics of cards and Duel techniques from various features.
・Beginner's Guide
-Duel Quizzes: You can learn the basic rules from quizzes and you can even receive Gems by completing them!
-Auto-Build Deck: Don't worry even if you have no idea how to build a Deck. Include cards you want to use, and the rest of the Deck will be built to synergize with those cards!
-Auto-Duel: Use this feature if you are not sure how to play with your Deck.
-Ranked Duels: This is a PvP mode, but don't worry! You will get matched with Duelists who are close to you in skill!
-Tons of Rewards: You can get a lot of Gems and Card Exchange Tickets in the early stage of the game!
・Offline Battles
-Duel with your favorite characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! World
-Complete Stage missions to get various items
-Shop for cards in the game store!
・Various "Yu-Gi-Oh!" characters and monsters from the series
-Duel as Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, Yuma Tsukumo, Yuya Sakaki, Playmaker, Yuga Ohdo, Yudias Velgear and many more, from the whole canon!
-Featuring voicework from cast members of the original shows!
-You can play as them by completing certain missions!
-Epic 3D cutscenes when ace monsters are Summoned!
-Build your Deck to become the most powerful Dueling Master, with monsters like "Dark Magician" and "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"
・Online Multiplayer Battles
-Battle other Duelists and their special battle Decks
-PVP battles pit you against players from around the world!
・Editing a Deck
-Collect cards and form the most powerful Deck for battle! Stay tuned for future card additions!
-Use the cards that you collect in-game to build and edit your trusty Deck to take on opponents!
・Characters
-"Yu-Gi-Oh!": Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Yami Marik, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS": Aigami, Sera, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! GX": Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Zane Truesdale, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's": Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, Kalin Kessler, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL": Yuma Tsukumo and Astral, Tori Meadows, Bronk Stone, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V": Yuya Sakaki, Zuzu Boyle, Gong Strong, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS": Playmaker and Ai, Soulburner, The Gore, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS": Yuga Ohdo, Lucidien "Luke" Kallister, Gavin Sogetsu, Romin Kassidy, and so on
-"Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!": Yudias Velgear, Ohdo Yuhi, Ohdo Yuamu, and so on
[ABOUT "Yu-Gi-Oh!"]
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" is a popular manga created by Kazuki Takahashi that has been serialized in SHUEISHA Inc.'s "WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP" since 1996. Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. provides a Trading Card Game (TCG) and console games, based on the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime series created from the original manga, that are enjoyed around the world.
[Supported OS]
iOS 13.0 and above
[Copyright]
©2020 Studio Dice／SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, KONAMI
©Konami Digital Entertainment
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
Preparations for events
Preparations for new features
Bug Fix(es)
Download & Availability
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Played multiple times lost our progress not caring, endless hours of pulling cards and building decks that can be compatible.
Lets us play as classic characters from the OG series that we grew up with and play matches against other skilled duelist from that time. Absolutely love this game.
We have always loved this game but recently the connection drops in a middle of a duel and its so ANNOYING and its not even us because we have fine data connection please fix this issue smh.
We love this game and make us being a duelist though there is one problem, when we tried to get a comeback victory against Syrus from Gx but it seems to have a glitch when we check the character mission list.
Been playing since gane released and we love it.
Once you get to a certain level, you have no chance of winning. We always have to go first, and get a bad hand. Who is responsible with who gets the better advantage? We are very close to deleting this game! Again.
Over we love this game, it reminds us of our childhood. We have one critique, some of the effect damage requirements are so difficult its extremely frustrating to level up.
We like it. Its pretty addicting. However we wish you could change the layout of the cards so it isnt just speed duel rules. We miss that 5 card layout instead of three. But still a pretty cool game and having some fun with it.
We have had this app in the past and loved the dickens out of it, but we recently got it back, and no matter what we do it wont let us in. Ive tried closing down the app and restarting our phone but it still wont work. If you developers can help us, that would be really great. But still, we would recommend this to ANYONE. It is one of the best games Ive ever had!(ps we cant do links, parental stuff).
Game is fun and all but whenever your playing pvp and played better than your opponent and left them with only their top deck it does not feel good to then lose the game due to a skill which gave them cards or bypass the rules of the game like normal summoning a dark magician without tributing first. It just really hurts your game experience and makes you feel cheated.
Its very annoying that the game gives out a deck to makes crazy strong red eyes fusions on the first turn in the beginning of the game. When we play the computer players, its so easy that its boring. When we play other players, they just summon red eyes fusions and other cards that go with it on the first turn and we either have to use the same strategy or lose every time. We want to be able to use other strategies and play against other decks than red eyes fusions every time.
Look, we used to like Duel Links, but at this point we seriously wouldnt recommend it to anyone. The game looks fun at first, but once you really get into it, you realize how much of a money trap it is. Cards are locked behind paywalls, decks get power-crept like crazy, and if you want to keep up with the meta, youre gonna be spending a lotor getting frustrated fast. On the other hand, Master Duel just does it better. You can build full decks without spending money if youre patient, and the crafting system actually respects your time. No weird skills or half-sized decks, just straight-up real Yu-Gi-Oh with tons more options. If youre thinking about which game to play, skip Duel Links. Its not worth your time or your wallet. Go play Master Duel insteadits way more fun, fair, and feels like actual Yu-Gi-Oh.
Yea the title says it all man. Ive put a ton of time into this game and have really good decks and for sure know what Im doing, but when you load up PvP and its just the same deck after deck after deck using the same unfun broken meta then its just sorta like okay whats the point? The pve events are just the same recycled trash so that doesnt keep us there and online is just so unattended because of the Konami released skills that it isnt fun. Its a shame this game is nose diving the off a cliff.
So to watch your opponent summon unbelievable cards that counter everything. On the first turn. Thought card game to win over time and turn not one to two!? Its no fun anymore. Fights against computers seem more entertaining. Game sank far for those who have a brain and want to build not buy. Disappointed.
All the no life losers that have been playing forever purposely lose in duels so they can lower there rank and fight lower level duels so they win every time making it impossible to have an ACTUAL ranked duel making it not fun for new players. Get these no life people who need to touch grass ranked correctly.
We like the yu gi oh franchise and cross duel was our favorite installment and we havent played a yu gi oh mobile game since the shut down of cross duel so Im wondering can you pls return it or make a 3d game like cross duel? Love timajae white.
A very fun game and we hope for the other people that play this game get and are having fun.
Ive been playing this since it came out but Ive been away from mobile games for a bit and its still as fun as we remembered.
This game is the best game we ever played and Ive played about like over 100 games and this is the best one Ive ever played in our favorite part. Is that you get a play from so many different characters to do different duels like speed and rush dues And Im such a big fan of Yu-Gi-Oh so this just makes it so much better. We have a whole stack of cards and then this just makes us happy for this game to even be a thing so that thats why we rated it. Five stars.
Great game recommend playing if u like Yu gi oh or cards.
Very true to the tv very well planned and plotted out.
One thing that we hate we cant summon a monster for some reason and the other player gets free hits on our life points.
We love this game and its very enjoyable for us, but we have some suggestions instead of saying we special some of the monster for ultimate Leo utopia Ray. We think he should say the heart of a lion enters utopia and brings him new strength or something like that anyways yes we love this game and also we were wondering if you guys could add sharks barian form or something like that that would be very good anyways other than that this game is very good.
We are trying to do the update but it is not letting us have it can you guys check in on it please. Thank you.
5/5, Ive been playing since a year ago.
This is absolutely an AMAZING game, we are a huge Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan, games, animes, you name it we enjoy it (except the fact that Yuya needed to have his mental state assessed for PTSD and persistent depression disorder, but what can you do). The game system is balanced nicely for non-paying players, and the skills and cards are added at an often enough pace that we can stay interested. However Ive encountered an error that Yugos Crystal Clear Wing Synchro Dragon voice animation is wrong and misses an entire word in the name. Can you fix that? As he is our favorite character, thatd be nice. Oh, and to incoming players new to DL? Heres a word of advice: Dont spend most of the free gems you get until after youve unlocked all the worlds, get one of the free decks (if theyre available) and play until youve got a deep enough knowledge of each summoning method and how the game works best for YOU before splurging. And to already existing DL players? Ive just got one thing to say: Its time to Duel.
Our only problem is needing more playable characters from the original show!!! Other than that everything it okay but please add more characters please.
We noticed our Level Limit – Area B card stopped working in the middle of duel. We think theres a glitch.
Where yu-gi-oh dawn of darkness, yu-gi-oh capsule and you-go-oh on max million Pegasus island. Yall not falling the the series in order.
The game is fun nothing we can really complain about the only thing that can make it better is changing the LP from 4000 to 8000. We get if you were going for quicker gameplay but please consider adding like a setting for us players to choose the LP setting or add a casual and ranked mode with more LP starting out (speed duals).
Some missions takes to long for some trash card or character.
The game is amazing. One we cherish almost as much as our cards, but there needs to be more original and gx series events that are new and expansive.
Once you get to platinum rank and king of games, the game becomes completely rigged and each update makes the game even more rigged Kami has no clue what theyre doing. This game is not balanced in no type shape form or way. But gold rank and below youre gonna have loads of fun but right when you get to play with the big boys, expect nothing but pure riggedness.
The boxes shouldnt be so mixed with any and every generation, plus when cards are claimed from rewards they dont always register; even when looking in the catalog theyll still say (0,0,0) the game is messy and poorly designed. Its fun if you have hours of time to skim through and attempt to build a decent deck but even then youre probably gonna spend a lot of money/gems just trying to get enough of the same generation together.
Its turned into a total meta game with abilities summoning entire decks in one turn turning into master duels unless you play rush then its just Gaia.
Been playing this game for years!! But the cheating and the mods are getting out of hand.
So we been waiting for years for a new deck of plant monsters or new upgrades. Yall upgrading everything else but them.
Great game. For Yugioh die hard fans, totally worth it. Ive been playing for a while & the updates, decks, characters for every show & the extra fun things like duel quizzes are amazing. Worth playing & totally fun.
Amazing game reminds us of childhood.
Fun game, but we like to play the OG style, and with the new decks people summon like 20 monsters in one turn and finish the game in one turn.
It is a good game dont get us wrong but why it can be 40 cards like the original yugioh.
We love this game, we really do but please tell us why we havent got soulburner and flame even though we didnt the event characters over and over again while we were past stage 13 and we even went on YouTube and watched multiple videos and did exactly what they did but we still hadnt soulburner and flame, we didnt even get the picture cutscene that leads to flame. We know the events over because its the 7th and we shouldve brought this up sooner but could you bring the event back for a little just so we can try one more time. Please.
Awesome game fun to play as you can play the original version of Duel Monsters however, if you go beyond a certain point, the game becomes basically broken as someone can defeat you without you even having a turn.
Dope game ! Brings us back to our young days Im 29.
Im so mad that u took our deck and put a limit on it now we cant use our fusion and we cant use our monster because they both is a 1 limit card for the deck.
This game gives us a chance to be a great trainer with a lot of help love this game.
Youre able to play as much as you want without feeling like you need to spend money. Plenty of fun dueling in PVP or you can explore the endless PVE content.
Trading card games Ive played online. So many options so many cards to choose from this game exceeded our expectations. We think it will for you as well.
We been playing kc cup and the time limit is too short make it the same as rank duel. Lot of the time we dont do comb because if we do it takes too much time and we lose. We have lost many battles even though we were winning just because the time limit is too short. You can check the Reddit many people complain about this. Please fix it.
We like this game, its very fun. We just find it difficult to get cards we need. For example, Im trying to build sky strikers and we need a lot of gems, but once you do a lot of the game, this isnt very a good way to get them. In master duel you can mantle and dismantle cards. That could be implemented into this game to.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 10.3.0
- Size: 137.98 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, ZH, ES, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Last updated: 16th December 2025 | Genre: Entertainment, Card | Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.