Magic: The Gathering Arena gets a Steam version in May, much earlier than expected

Magic: The Gathering Arena, the latest digital incarnation of the popular collectible card game, arrives May 23. That’s well ahead of the expected fall 2023 release, which was mentioned to investors earlier this year. The announcement was made Friday during a presentation at MagicCon Minneapolis.

MTG Arena launched in early access with a PC client in 2018, while versions for mobile devices – including Android and iOS – came years later. However, a Steam customer places the world’s most popular trading card game on one of the world’s most popular gaming stores. It’s a combination that is likely to dramatically increase the digital community Magic players internationally, as well as here in the United States.

While MTG Arena is technically free to play, you still have the option to purchase in-game currency to purchase new blind card packs. The game has kept pace with physical card releases for years, with some sets even moving to digital first.