StrategyFit check
Is Yomi 2 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fighting-game fans who want turn-based matches rather than real-time execution
- Players who enjoy planning combos and predicting an opponent's choices
- Solo players interested in a career mode with venues and tournaments
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time movement and button-timed fighting, since combat is turn-based and card-driven
- Players looking for a campaign structure beyond card matches, venues, and tournaments
- Players who want only solo play, since the game also includes online and local multiplayer
Our take on Yomi 2
Rather than using real-time movement and button inputs, Yomi 2 puts fighting-game choices into a turn-based card system. Reading the opponent and managing a hand take the place of executing moves in real time.
What is Yomi 2?
Yomi 2 turns fighting-game moves into cards for turn-based matches.
Cards include attacks, blocks, throws, dodges, and abilities; throws can beat blocks, while some attacks require a high or low guard. Players manage their hands, exchange eligible cards with ones in the discard pile, and build combos. Gems add character abilities and a once-per-game gem storm. The game includes 20 characters and 6 gems. Single-player modes include a career with venues, regular opponents, and tournaments, plus matches against AI at four difficulty levels. Multiplayer supports synchronous and asynchronous online play, as well as pass-and-play for local matches. A tutorial introduces the game.
How Yomi 2 plays
- 01Card-based combat
- Players choose among attacks, defenses, throws, dodges, and character abilities; throws can beat blocks.
- 02Card exchanges
- Each turn, eligible cards can be swapped between the hand and discard pile.
- 03Character gems
- A choice of 6 gems adds special moves and abilities, plus one gem storm per game.
- 04Career mode
- The single-player campaign visits venues, includes matches against regulars, and has tournaments.
- 05Online match options
- Matches can be played synchronously or asynchronously.
- 06AI difficulty settings
- Single-player matches against AI are available at four difficulty levels.
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Yomi 2: platforms & release
Is Yomi 2 worth it?
It is worth it if: fighting-game fans who want turn-based matches rather than real-time execution. Skip it if: players seeking real-time movement and button-timed fighting, since combat is turn-based and card-driven.
Where can I download Yomi 2?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Yomi 2's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Yomi 2 on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
