Dear Exorcists,
The shrine doors have opened. The demo for Yokai Art 2: Tales of the Nine-Tails is now available on Steam! Step into a mystical strategy game where folklore meets roguelite chaos and tactical tower defense unfolds the hidden story.
What’s Inside the Demo?
Two powerful modes await you in this early slice of the game:
Story Mode (Map 1-1 to Map 1-5)
Engage in 5 unique stages across beautiful environments.
Dive into comic-style cutscenes and unlock the lore behind the Tales of the Nine-Tails.
Experience both classic tower defense battles and the unique merge-style card battle system.
Earn early in-game rewards that showcase what's to come.
Roguelite Mode
Test your power in 3 difficulty levels, each with escalating threats and blessings.
Channel divine powers from 4 featured gods:
⚡ Erlang Sheng (Lightning)
🔥 Nezha (Fire)
🌊 Dragon God (Water)
⛰️ Local Earth God
Mix and match 20+ God’s Boons to break the limit.
Discover 12 powerful relics to boost your run.
Choose from 2 Player Skills to shape your battle tactics.
Progress through a Permanent Upgrade Tree — carry forward spiritual strength and unlock permanent improvements that grow stronger with every run.
What to Expect in the Full Release
Your support makes everything below possible. Here’s what’s in store for the final launch:
Full Story Mode
Play through Map 1-1 to 7-3, completing the full campaign.
Unlock every story unit, each with unique skills and synergies.
More girls compared to demo version.
Dive deeper into the world with full chapter comics and lore.
Access all player skills, including powerful new abilities.
Full Roguelite Mode
Wield divine powers from 12 total gods with many more boons, each adding unique playstyles and interactions.
Unlock the God Power mechanic: harness overwhelming power by stacking blessings from a single god.
Collect the complete relic set and uncover meta-changing artifacts.
Fully unlock the Permanent Upgrade Tree: build branching paths that enhance your stats, offer new options, and adapt to your playstyle long-term.
Extras & Replayability
Unlock exclusive gallery entries and rewards as you progress.
Equip character skins for visual customization.
Participate in seasonal events with rotating gameplay twists.
Accessibility
Controller support
Wishlist Milestones — Help Unlock Global Rewards!
Every wishlist boosts our visibility and unlocks content for all players at launch:
Wishlist Goal
5,000 wishlist
+ 1 new non-evolve unit
10,000 wishlist
+Animated scene of Summer skin Sanbi for Yokai Art 1 player. (Available when purchased both games)
10% launch discount
20,000 wishlist
+ 1 Unit skin with animated scenes.
15% launch discount
30,000 wishlist
+ 1 Unit skin with animated scenes.
20% launch discount
40,000 wishlist
Nine-tails skin with animated scenes.
25% launch discount
50,000+ wishlist
+ 1 new evolve unit girl with full storyline and animated scene. Yokai type decided by player.
And yet more to come
📣 How You Can Help
✨ Play the Demo – Your feedback helps shape the final game.
✨ Wishlist & Follow – Stay up-to-date and help unlock global rewards.
✨ Tell Your Friends – Share the masquerade and spread the spirit!
✨ Leave Feedback – We’d love to hear what you love and what you'd like to see improved.
Thank you for joining us on this mythic journey.
The yokai await your command...
With spirit and steel,
— Secret Labo —