Editing Magic: The Gathering (section)

===Video games===
{{See also|Magic: The Gathering video games}}

There are currently two official video game adaptions of ''Magic: The Gathering'' for online play. ''[[Magic: The Gathering Online]]'', first introduced in 2002, allows for players to buy cards and boosters and play against others including in officially-sanctioned tournaments for prize money. ''[[Magic: The Gathering Arena]]'', introduced in 2019, is fashioned after the [[free-to-play]] ''[[Hearthstone]]'', with players able to acquire new cards for free or through spending real-world funds. ''Arena'' is currently limited to online events with in-game prizes, but is currently being positioned by Wizards of the Coast to also serve as a means for official tournament play, particularly after the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Both ''Online'' and ''Arena'' are regularly updated with new Core and Expansion cards as well as all rule changes made by Wizards.<ref name="vb magic vgs">{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/28/magic-the-gatherings-digital-history-from-first-build-to-end-step/view-all/ | title = Magic: The Gathering's digital history, from first build to end step | first = Aidan | last = Moher | date = June 28, 2020 | access-date = June 29, 2020 | work = [[Venture Beat]] | archive-date = June 30, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200630175319/https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/28/magic-the-gatherings-digital-history-from-first-build-to-end-step/view-all/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

In addition, Wizards of the Coast has worked with other developers for various iterations of ''Magic: The Gathering'' as a card game in a single-player game format. [[Microprose]] developed 1997 ''[[Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse)|Magic: The Gathering]]'' and its expansions, which had the player travel the world of Shandalar to challenge computer opponents, earn cards to customize their decks, improve their own Planeswalker attributes and ultimately defeat a powerful Planeswalker. [[Stainless Games]] developed a series of titles starting with 2009's ''[[Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers]]'' and culminating with 2015's ''[[Magic Duels]]'', a [[free-to-play]] title. The ''Duels'' series did not feature full sets of ''Magic'' cards but selected subsets, and were initially designed to couple a challenging single-player experience with an advanced artificial-intelligence computer opponent. Later games in the series added in more deck-building options and multiplayer support.<ref name="vb magic vgs"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamerbytes.com/2009/07/magic_the_gathering_sells_1700.php | title = XBLA: Magic: The Gathering Sells 170,000 in 5 Weeks | publisher = [[Gamer Bytes]] | first = Ryan | last = Langley | date = July 23, 2009 | access-date = August 10, 2009 | archive-date = November 10, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101110055030/http://www.gamerbytes.com/2009/07/magic_the_gathering_sells_1700.php | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Additional games have tried other variations of the ''Magic: The Gathering'' gameplay in other genres. [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]] developed a [[real-time strategy game]] ''[[Magic: The Gathering: BattleMage]]'' in 2003, in which the player's abilities were inspired by the various cards.<ref name="vb magic vgs"/><ref>{{Cite news|first=Dennis |last=Lynch |title=Two companies offer The Gathering, but only one is spellbinding |work=Chicago Tribune |page=8 |date=March 20, 1997 }}</ref> Acclaim also had made a 1997 [[arcade game]] ''Magic: The Gathering – Armageddon'', a ''[[Breakout (video game)|Breakout]]''-style [[trackball]]-based game, but only as many as six cabinets were known to have been made.<ref name="vb magic vgs"/> Hiberium and D3 Publisher developed ''[[Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest]]'', combining deck building with match-3-style casual gaming. This was released in December 2015 as a [[freemium]] game and continues to be updated with new card sets from the physical game.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/magic-the-gathering-and-puzzle-quest-go-great-together-1748056275 | title = Magic: The Gathering And Puzzle Quest Go Great Together | first = Mike | last = Fahey | date = December 15, 2015 | access-date = June 29, 2020 | work = [[Kotaku]] | archive-date = September 21, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200921133820/https://kotaku.com/magic-the-gathering-and-puzzle-quest-go-great-together-1748056275 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Cryptic Studios]] and [[Perfect World Entertainment]] have started beta tests for ''[[Magic: Legends]]'', a [[massively multiplayer online]] [[action role-playing game]] for personal computers and consoles.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/07/magic-the-gathering-is-becoming-an-mmo/ | title = Magic: The Gathering is becoming an MMO | first = Mike | last = Minotti | date = June 7, 2017 | access-date = June 7, 2017 | work = [[Venture Beat]] | archive-date = November 12, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000806/https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/07/magic-the-gathering-is-becoming-an-mmo/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The title was cancelled ahead of its full release in 2021; executive producer Stephen Ricossa explained that the game's creative vision had "missed the mark".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Nicole|date=2021-06-29|title=Magic: Legends will shut down in October, before game's full release|url=https://www.polygon.com/22555993/magic-legends-october-shut-down-no-console-release-date-beta|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702194944/https://www.polygon.com/22555993/magic-legends-october-shut-down-no-console-release-date-beta|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to official programs, a number of unofficial programs were developed to help users track their ''Magic: The Gathering'' collection and allow for rudimentary play between online players. Examples of such programs included ''[[Apprentice (Magic: The Gathering software)|Apprentice]]'', ''[[Magic Workstation]]'', ''[[Deck Daemon]]'', ''[[CardMaster]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/Duelist6-1995/page/n51/mode/2up | title=Duelist issue 6 - 1995 | date=1995 }}</ref> ''XMage'', and ''Cockatrice''. These programs are not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.<ref name="vb magic vgs"/>