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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Learn Japanese: Yuke and the Book of Yokai
lpares12 · Published by lpares12
Positive — 89% positive (35 reviews) · 24 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Learn Japanese in this roguelike deckbuilder adventure brimming with Japanese flavor! Defeat yokai with your knowledge, gather omamori, and befriend the local guardian, Myōkun the Tanuki. Embark on your language-learning adventure and have fun!
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Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a unique adventure where learning Japanese and battling yokai merge into one. Gather omamori, befriend Myōkun the Tanuki, and strategize your way through this roguelike deckbuilder experience from lpares12.
About this game
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About the Game
Only you can stop a full-force assault of the yokai forces. Team up with the local protection kami, Myōkun the Tanuki, and unleash your language-learning prowess! Learn Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar! In this roguelike deckbuilder, you don’t merely build your deck — you also expand your Japanese knowledge!Yuke and the Book of Yokai is a language-learning game at its very core. You play cards to fight off the evil yokai, but you first need to gather energy to play them. And how do you do that? By correctly answering grammar, vocabulary, Kanji and Kana quizzes!
Fight at your own pace!
Choose what to learn, when to learn, and how to learn! Take it easy and relax, or push yourself to the limits. Each run can teach you something new! And you can always repeat previous lessons from the main menu.
Immerse yourself!
And learn about the fabulous world of Japanese myth while also engaging with Japanese culture! Get taught by friendly characters, or have a go at it on your own and learn from the environment and in-game objects.
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System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics with Vulkan Support
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Vulkan drivers must be supported
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics
- Storage: 400 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes for 1.2.25 (Transition out of Early Access)
Release to transition out of Early Access - Updated music - Performance fixes - Resolution fixes - Removed Early Access Overlay - Fix card portraitsRead full article on Community Announcements (BOT Tom Fragger)Patch NotesOfficial
v0.10.9.beta patch notes
- Picking items during fights and shop when you already have all items slots is not possible anymore. - Added Hitodama and Cochinibi events & fights - Added option to change custom deck nameRead full article on Community Announcements (BOT Tom Fragger)Patch NotesOfficial
v0.8.27.beta patch notes
- Added custom decks. Now players have the choice to add their custom vocabulary, kanji and so on! For info on how to add and modify custom decks, you can follow this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3318566471 - Fixes in the grammar deck display of some quizzes.Read full article on Community Announcements (BOT Tom Fragger)Patch NotesOfficial
v0.8.17.beta patch notes
From now on, concepts will be quizzed only once per quiz session. This means there will be less repeated quizzes! Performing a quiz correctly will make it so that concept is displayed less. Note though, that having very few concepts will make them appear anyways, unless hibernated.Read full article on Community Announcements (BOT Tom Fragger)Patch NotesOfficial
Update notes for v0.7.26.beta
- Fixed some typos in the quizzes - Fixed back button on settings - Fixed resolution button choiceRead full article on Community Announcements (BOT Tom Fragger)
