Learn Japanese: Yuke and the Book of Yokai

This game is great fun, for someone using Duolingo to learn Japanese already this is a great supplement to learning characters and vocabulary. Not only that the battles are enjoyable and the boss battles have real tension. Looking forward to seeing how the developer builds on the game in early access.

So this is a very simple Slay-The-Spire clone that is made to teach you Japanese on N5 and a bit of N4 level. I have to say it has good mnemonics in its library, provides all the learning material you need and forces memorization into you with the (clunky feeling, but acceptable) gameplay loop. It is more fun and less exhausting than using Anki or other learning apps, so it does deliver, but of course this is an additional learning resource only - although a complete, good and fun one if your goal is to master N5 level. I would recommend it to get going into your Japanese learning journey, it certainly does help me so far!

This game is a turn based deck builder. The player is rewarded with action points for correct answers. In battle the questions that are used in game are chosen by the player so you can study what you want. I made the mistake of selecting to many which slowed my gameplay because i was forgetting what i selected. To get a more enjoyable experience i would choose a group of 5 new cards after each run there is also an option to create your very own questions for yourself, im looking forward to making my own after i master all the default questions. Still haven't manged to complete a run yet the RNG is not kind which is fine. i would say this game is a great for people new to Japanese or looking to study N5.

Slay the Spire meets Japanese learning/Comprehensible Input Basically the gameplay loop of Slay the Spire and that genre, but there's a progress book with explanations of the 3 Japanese alphabets, you can read their explanations, pick which ones you wanna learn(you can go through a game with JUST 5 characters(minimum), first Hirogana, then when you have 5 of those learned, it allows you to add in Katakana, and 5 of those it lets you add Kanji, and then after that milestone, it begins to give you common sentences. The StS part will give you quizzes as you play what you'd expect from that genre and the more you get correct with the characters, the more damage buffs and energy you get based on the round(get none right and you get no energy! But it's an effective teacher lol). It's currently early access, maybe debatable if it can teach you ON ITS OWN, but it WILL give you a solid start or even be a solid supplement if you've already been learning it. But if you're a gamer, and you've also barely touched language learning, still give this a shot. You may be surprised what you pick up and how quickly with a game like this. You can add in characters, temporarily turn them off, add in 20 if you want, mix and match. Gaming and Comprehensible Input is such a great genre I hope for others to do similar in the future!

Great deckbuilding rogue-like game with deep strategic and card mechanic that is addictive while practicing/learning language. Highly recommended for anyone who like card games and language learning as a core function. This is still in early access so expect a lot more contents and changes on its way.

I think this is one of the best games that seek to help you with Japanese studies. It lets you customize your experience and decide what you want to focus on for the day, which is incredibly helpful to just repeat until you nail it. I've tried several others and this one clicked the most with me for repetition sake, which is what I was looking for. The deck building aspect needs work, but this is in Early Access, so I'd cut it some slack. It's still fun and engaging, just gets a bit brutal at times.

great game tho some things need to be added and the book of learning needs improovments