- April 17, 2025
- MyACG Studio
- 379h median play time
Yao-Guai Hunter
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About Yao-Guai Hunter
Yao-Guai Hunter is a single player tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by MyACG Studio and was released on April 17, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.
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Reviews
- Unique and diverse characters with distinct and engaging playstyles, each offering multiple build archetypes and strategic depth.
- Beautiful and cohesive art style blending stylized and traditional Chinese themes with impressive animations, enhancing the game's atmosphere.
- Innovative gameplay mechanics such as the energy system with carryover and partial regeneration, active abilities with cooldowns, and a rich variety of relics (elixirs) that complement the deckbuilding experience.
- Energy system may feel restrictive or punishing to some players, especially the cost associated with reshuffling the deck and limited energy regeneration leading to frustrating situations.
- Translation quality is uneven, with inconsistent terminology and occasional misinterpretations that can cause confusion but generally do not block gameplay.
- Some technical issues include occasional slowdowns, glitches (e.g., shops or item usage), and UI problems on some platforms that detract from overall polish.
gameplay
70 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay of Yao-Guai Hunter is generally praised for its unique mechanics, diverse character playstyles, and smooth tactical depth, distinguishing itself from similar deckbuilders like Slay the Spire. Players appreciate its innovative mana system, strategic complexity, and varied character abilities, though some find it repetitive or simple at times. While translations and certain design choices receive criticism, the core gameplay loop is engaging, offering a fresh and rewarding experience within the roguelike deck-building genre.
“Yao-guai hunter stands on its own as a great addition to the roguelike deck-building game genre and a must-have for those who want more of this style of gameplay.”
“It's a fantastic little deckbuilder akin to Slay the Spire, this one has a beautiful art style that's a mix of stylized and traditional Chinese, and the characters' decks are far more interesting than those in most other similar games. I'm really enjoying the mechanics of the individual characters; they're far more unique, in-depth, and varied than any other Slay the Spire-esque games I've played.”
“All three characters have their own distinct and interesting gameplay options and unique mechanics, with unique upgrades chosen after each boss fight that make runs quite different.”
“The game is very easy to break compared to Slay the Spire, because the enemies are barely threatening, and the gameplay design is extremely simple.”
“I really don't know what to think of this one, gameplay is kinda meh, enemy design is decent, music is atrocious and uninspiring, and I got bored after 2 hours till I muted it.”
“Smoll content, repetitive gameplay.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yao-Guai Hunter is a tactical role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for Yao-Guai Hunter include turn-based, indie, roguelite, magic, deckbuilding and others.
Yao-Guai Hunter is available on PC and Windows.
On average players spend around 258 hours playing Yao-Guai Hunter.
Yao-Guai Hunter was released on April 17, 2025.
Yao-Guai Hunter was developed by MyACG Studio.
Yao-Guai Hunter has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Yao-Guai Hunter for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Yao-Guai Hunter is a single player game.
Similar games include SpellRogue, Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend, Indies' Lies, Roguebook, Chrono Ark and others.










