Steam app 583950 · updated 25 Oct 2026, 15:14 UTC
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.
717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
97 months, November 2018 to November 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.
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.
23 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 567 hourly samples from 08 Oct, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
7 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 150 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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35 developer announcements, Oct 2018 to Mar 2021 · times in UTC
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 ♥ 💕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 ♥ 💕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 ♥ 💕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{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{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{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{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{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{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{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{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…
EricTamshttps://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…
EricTamshttps://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…
EricTamshttps://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…
JohnMItem 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 notesFixed 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- 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 notesAdded 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 noteshttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRFixes 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 notesFixes 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 noteshttps://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…
BrandonRSmall 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 noteshttps://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 noteshttps://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 noteshttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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.…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRhttps://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…
BrandonRWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | game\bin\win64\dcg.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | game/artifact.sh | -noassert -nop4 -vulkan | macos | |
| Launch | game/artifact.sh | -vulkan | linux 64 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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