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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.

HOW CLOSE TO REALITY100/100
CATEGORYGames
LIFECYCLE2022—2023
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Quick facts

Existence state
Officially Gone
Peak stage
general availability
Research confidence
high
Last verified
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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.

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Existence timeline

Game announced

Konami reveals a four-player Yu-Gi-Oh format.

Closed beta

Selected players test the lane-based rules.

Initial release

The mobile game begins rolling out.

Global availability

Cross Duel reaches worldwide stores.

Closure announced

Crystal sales end and the final service date is published.

Servers close

The four-way duels become inaccessible.

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Why it ended

Konami stopped selling currency in March 2023 and ended service on 4 September 2023.

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Last confirmed trace

Card renders, strategy archives, captured matches and the end-of-service announcement preserve the unusual ruleset.
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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.

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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.

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Sources & verification

Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.

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