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Yokai's Secret

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91%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
91% User Score Based on 706 reviews

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About Yokai's Secret

Yokai's Secret is a single player casual role playing shooter game with anime and erotic themes. It was developed by Double W and was released on February 6, 2020. It received very positive reviews from players.

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91%Audience ScoreBased on 706 reviews
gameplay26 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Unique and refreshing color gradient matching puzzle gameplay that is easy to understand and enjoyable.
  • Beautiful anime-inspired art style with well-designed and diverse yokai girl characters, including quality Live2D animations.
  • Relaxing and fitting soundtrack with pleasant ambient music, combined with a lighthearted and playful atmosphere.
  • Gameplay is repetitive with little variation or increasing challenge, making the puzzles feel easy and sometimes boring.
  • Poor English translation and minimal story depth, leading to incoherent or awkward dialogue and underdeveloped narrative.
  • Limited interaction in erotic 18+ content, with some animations feeling awkward or sparse; the 18+ DLC is required for full content and achievements but not available in all regions.

  • gameplay

    102 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay in "Yokai's Secret" centers on arranging colors into gradients, offering a unique but simple puzzle mechanic that is easy to pick up but lacks depth and variety. While some find it relaxing and novel compared to typical adult games, many criticize its repetitiveness, short length, and minimal challenge. Overall, it serves as a casual, visually appealing experience more suited for those interested in its aesthetic and adult content rather than engaging or complex gameplay.

    • “The actual gameplay revolves around a unique color theory puzzle that I've never seen in a game before; very interesting but the sound effects made every puzzle way too easy, which is a good thing because you really want to unlock all the girls as soon as possible.”
    • “I highly recommend this game for the excellent research material and innovative puzzle gameplay involving color mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay is pretty quick, simple, and enjoyable; not hard so you can get right to the gameplay.”
    • “Cute art, shallow mechanics, and not much reason to keep playing once the novelty wears off.”
    • “The color-arranging system does not incorporate new mechanics or meaningful twists, which can make the later stages feel repetitive.”
    • “Some players may find the time constraints frustrating rather than exciting, as they occasionally highlight the limitations of the gameplay rather than its depth.”

  • story

    88 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The story of "Yokai's Secret" is simple and linear, centered on restoring color to a mystical world inhabited by yokai, with minimal character development and an often inconsistent or poorly translated narrative. While some players find it charming or heartwarming, many feel it lacks depth and cohesion, serving mainly as a backdrop to the puzzle gameplay and adult content rather than offering a compelling plot. Overall, the story is seen as serviceable but not the main draw of the game.

    • “Uncover hidden yokai mysteries through enchanting puzzles, exploration of mystical realms, and heartfelt storytelling.”
    • “It was a beautiful story about bringing the colors back to the world and it truly amazed me how well a story can be written.”
    • “Beautiful graphics, interesting storyline, and the music and sound effects are divine!”
    • “The story is odd and could really use some cohesion.”
    • “Although the story is not amazing, the music and art are really good!”
    • “The reward for finishing all of this is more poorly translated storyline eventually culminating in a "book" you can access to play a minigame to see additional scenes.”

  • music

    77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    65% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally praised for its relaxing, oriental-themed, and soothing soundtrack that greatly enhances the atmosphere and complements the art style. While some find the music repetitive or minimalistic and not particularly memorable, most reviewers appreciate the calming, beautiful, and well-fitting background music that adds to the overall immersive experience.

    • “The stunning hand-drawn art and haunting soundtrack immerse you in a world of spirits and secrets, blending relaxation with thrilling discoveries.”
    • “The music is super good.”
    • “The musics are so lovely and beautiful that it fits the game nicely.”
    • “The audio design suffers from a similar inconsistency—sound effects are simplistic and music loops are serviceable but forgettable, leaving the presentation feeling slightly incomplete.”
    • “The music is light and unobtrusive, blending well with the game’s aesthetic but failing to create a memorable atmosphere.”
    • “The music was repetitive, and I kept thinking my cat was meowing at me.”

  • graphics

    70 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    49% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive consistent praise for their vibrant, colorful anime-inspired art style, detailed character designs, and appealing live2d animations, which create an aesthetically pleasing experience. While some animations can appear exaggerated or awkward, the overall artwork is considered a major highlight, especially for fans of adult anime games. The visuals, paired with charming backgrounds and smooth presentation, make the game a modest but polished offering within its niche.

    • “The art direction adopts a colorful and charming anime aesthetic, with detailed live2d animation bringing the yokai girls to life.”
    • “One of the game’s most distinctive features is its vibrant, anime-inspired art style, which showcases each yokai character in detailed, colorful illustrations.”
    • “The overall art style is appealing, with nice coloring and details that complement the rest of the game’s aesthetic.”
    • “The graphics are ok, the music is decent, and the story isn’t much to write home about.”
    • “Boring puzzles and mid artwork.”
    • “I have some visual novels which are around the same price point as this trash game here, but at least the story was decent unlike this r18+ game. It has some good character models, not gonna lie, but you just can't satisfy your customers with the aesthetic of some 2d/3d drawings.”

  • character development

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 30% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The game features vibrant, polished character designs with strong anime influences, but lacks deep narrative or complex character development, relying mostly on archetypes. While interactions unlocked through puzzles reveal more about the characters visually, the story remains lighthearted and simple, appealing primarily to those who appreciate the artwork and charm rather than meaningful storytelling.

    • “Completing puzzles unlocks interactions with each yokai, which gradually reveals more of their character designs and unique animations.”
    • “Complementing the excellent character development of this masterpiece is the rich, easy-to-pickup but hard-to-master gameplay elements.”
    • “The art style is colorful and detailed, with strong anime influences and polished character designs.”
    • “Players seeking deep narrative or complex character development will not find it here, but the tone remains consistent and lighthearted.”
    • “However, the story lacks narrative depth or significant character development, relying more on character archetypes than on meaningful storytelling.”
    • “If you are just buying this game for the 18+ scenes, I would give it a pass since some of those scenes deviate in a bad way from the original character designs in the main game.”

  • emotional

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a heartfelt and emotional experience through its enchanting storytelling, mystical exploration, and satisfying puzzle-solving, occasionally evoking genuine tears. While praised for its wholesome and immersive atmosphere, some users found the interactive elements less impactful due to simplified animations. Overall, it combines emotional depth with engaging gameplay that resonates warmly with players.

    • “Uncover hidden yokai mysteries through enchanting puzzles, exploration of mystical realms, and heartfelt storytelling.”
    • “An emotional roller coaster that was surprisingly difficult at times.”
    • “This game has a deep story, I cried a few times and needed a few tissues to clean my tears.”

  • humor

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is playful and often intentionally cheesy, blending mild challenge with soft erotic and anime-inspired comedy that appeals to its niche audience. Its awkward translation and quirky premise add to the charm, making it an amusing and light-hearted experience, especially for fans of irreverent, ironic anime-style humor.

    • “Its mix of mild challenge, playful humor, and sensual reward structure achieves what it sets out to do: deliver an easygoing, titillating puzzle experience that can be enjoyed in brief sessions without the commitment required by more ambitious titles.”
    • “Players assume the role of the hentai master, a humorous and unexpected hero tasked with saving the world because who better to save the day than someone with a title that raises more eyebrows than swords?”
    • “The translation is also hilariously inept.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, offering stable performance and short load times even on modest hardware and devices like the Steam Deck. Its straightforward design and low system requirements ensure smooth, bug-free play across various platforms.

    • “Performance is stable, and load times are short.”
    • “The game runs smoothly even on modest hardware.”
    • “Its straightforward design makes it easy to revisit for short sessions, and its low system requirements ensure smooth performance on nearly any modern device, including the Steam Deck, where it runs without issue.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game requires no grinding to unlock achievements, but many players find the gameplay tedious and repetitive, with increasingly challenging puzzles adding to the sense of grind-like effort.

    • “It never got more difficult and it became tedious because of it.”
    • “While the visual novel aspects are fine, I found the actual game extremely tedious and painful.”
    • “It's tedious, feels like work and to compound the issue each level has several puzzles each a little harder than the previous.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's backgrounds and music effectively establish a fitting mythological atmosphere, with excellent art and pleasant, unobtrusive music enhancing the Japanese aesthetic, though the soundtrack may lack memorability.

    • “Backgrounds and music help create a distinct atmosphere that fits the mythological setting.”
    • “Top notch art and great music combine to bring a pleasant Japanese atmosphere.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is marred by occasional glitches and subpar English translations, leading to occasional dialogue issues and a somewhat incoherent story experience.

    • “The English translations aren't the best, the dialogue glitches a bit, and in my opinion, the story you get from the conversations is a bit incoherent, which might be explained by the translations.”
    • “Some glitches.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Replayability is limited after unlocking all characters and scenes, reducing incentive for repeated playthroughs.

    • “However, replayability remains limited once all characters and scenes have been unlocked.”
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11h Median play time
11h Average play time
11-11h Spent by most gamers
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Yokai's Secret is a casual role playing shooter game with anime and erotic themes. Common tags for Yokai's Secret include indie, hentai, trading, 2d, soundtrack and others.

Yokai's Secret is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 11 hours playing Yokai's Secret.

Yokai's Secret was released on February 6, 2020.

Yokai's Secret was developed by Double W.

Yokai's Secret has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Yokai's Secret for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Yokai's Secret is a single player game.

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