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v1.2.25Patch 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 portraits
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Learn Japanese: Yuke and the Book of Yokai
Also known as Learn Japanese: Yuke and the Book of Yokai, learn japanese yuke and book of yokai, learn-japanese-yuke-and-the-book-of-yokai
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!
Last update
20 May 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
15 updates
October 2024
- - 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 nameStore
August 2024
- 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/filede…
- v0.8.17.beta patch notesFrom 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…
July 2024
- Update notes for v0.7.26.beta- Fixed some typos in the quizzes - Fixed back button on settings - Fixed resolution button choice
- Update notes for v0.7.14.beta- Added autoadvance setting to the quiz panel
- v0.7.7.beta is out!- Added voiceover to all examples, expressions, and quizzes. - Now quiz shows the relevant concepts after completing a question - Fixes for some grammar questions and expression formatting
June 2024
- Update notes for v0.6.5.beta- Added cursor size setting to help visually impaired people
May 2024
- Patch notes v0.5.20.beta- Fix issue with Medicine omamori reducing health - Change energy container color - Added Seppuku card: Take 3 damage and gain 1 energy - Updated some card portraits
- Patch notes v0.5.19.beta- Fixed issue with bash_plus card not working - Poison and Bleeding now bypass armor
- Update Notes for v0.5.4.beta- Fix crash when entering "Shop" stage - Fix popping sounds when playing music on low-spec computers - Fix key binding changes triggering keys during fights
- Bugfixing update for v0.1.5- Fixed crash when playing cards fast - Added cards portraits - Yokai name is displayed on top of modifiers - Fixed issue where rightmost yokai dying because of a modifier triggers extra turn for enemies
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Community progression
Top picks from 24 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Yokai hunterDefeat 10 different yokai38.1%
- Better equippedUse 10 different items34.3%
- GuruComplete 400 quiz questions correctly24.8%
- Better equipped 2Use 15 different items21.2%
- Kana apprenticeLearn 52 Kana19.1%
- Yokai hunter 2Defeat 20 different yokai16.2%