Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel
Konami put four duelists on one connected board, but the mobile experiment folded one day short of its first global anniversary.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A formally released four-player digital card game for Android and iOS published by Konami.
Monsters advanced along lanes toward three opponents in simultaneous competitive and cooperative modes.
Existence timeline
Konami reveals a four-player Yu-Gi-Oh format.
Selected players test the lane-based rules.
The mobile game begins rolling out.
Cross Duel reaches worldwide stores.
Crystal sales end and the final service date is published.
The four-way duels become inaccessible.
Why it ended
Konami stopped selling currency in March 2023 and ended service on 4 September 2023.
Last confirmed trace
Card renders, strategy archives, captured matches and the end-of-service announcement preserve the unusual ruleset.
What it left behind
Cross Duel remains Yu-Gi-Oh's most substantial attempt to replace the familiar two-player field with a four-way board.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.