# open-duelyst/duelyst

Duelyst is a digital collectible card game and turn-based strategy hybrid, developed by Counterplay Games.

Repository: https://github.com/open-duelyst/duelyst
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/duelyst
Language: JavaScript
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-08-01T12:36:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 34, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1624, "days_push": 397, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3892, forks 640 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:28.411258+00:00)

## What it is
OpenDuelyst is the open-source preservation of Duelyst, a digital collectible card game and turn-based strategy hybrid originally developed by Counterplay Games. It allows players to self-host the full game locally via Docker, Node.js, and Firebase, with all cards unlocked.

## Use cases
- play duelyst locally after official servers shut down
- self-host a digital card game server
- play turn-based strategy card game with friends
- contribute to an open-source game codebase
- translate the game into another language
- run a collectible card game on mobile browsers

## When to choose
- you want to play or preserve the original Duelyst game
- you want a self-hosted card game with all content unlocked
- you want to contribute to or fork a full game codebase

## When to avoid
- you want an official public multiplayer server
- you need a lightweight or casual card game without server setup
- you expect ongoing commercial support or new content

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, gui, self-hosted
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: card-game, turn-based-strategy, digital-collectible-card-game, game-server, community-preservation, game-development, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- open-duelyst/duelyst (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.411258+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:25:36.711527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/open-duelyst/duelyst (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.411258+00:00, sha f9f69937189a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.