Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails

Roguelite tower defense with creatures from Chinese and Japanese folklore

Secret Labo · Published by Secret Labo, Reborn Entertainment, Tora Creatives · Released Apr 26, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 349
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 18 in 30 days
Players: 5; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 weeks ago; Oct 5, 2026
Minimum PC: with 512 MB VRAM; 6 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails?

This 2D tower defense game follows Hiro and his companions to China to investigate Sanbi’s mysterious summons. Each run takes you through a hex map of battles, treasure chests, and events, placing units on a grid to fight supernatural enemies and bosses. You strengthen your team with spiritual energy, relics, and boons, and upgrade Hiro’s abilities between runs.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning unit placements against waves and bosses
+you like improving abilities between repeated runs

Not for you if...

−you want a game without sexual content
−you prefer controlling a fighter rather than positioning defensive units

What players say

72% of 349 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tower defense gameplay and tactical depth. Recurring complaints focus on bugs that interrupt battles or force stage restarts.

Screenshots and trailer

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Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails system requirements

Minimum: with 512 MB VRAM, 6 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10+
Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
Graphics: with 512 MB VRAM or higher
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese.

Does Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

To create better context and focus on the essential parts of the game, we used AI to generate some icon and background art before having artists manually refine it.

The statement mentions: Art

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam