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Games like Yomi

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Yomi for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Yomi also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, more from Sirlin Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Yomi: Yomi is a fighting game in card form. Learn your character, practice combos, and read the opponent's tendencies. A strategy card game that has held up to many years of tournaments, Yomi comes from the lead designer of Street Fighter HD Remix, who was also a long-time fighting game tournament player.

2015StrategyIndie14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Sirlin Games
Yomi — Steam game cover
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Space Betrayers — Steam game cover

    Space Betrayers

    Top pick for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    A deduction game unlike any other. Experience a unique mix of card game, crisis management and backstabbing.

    2022StrategyIndieEarly Access24.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Andor - Wrecking Dawn — Steam game cover

    Andor - Wrecking Dawn

    Second-strongest match for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    Andor - Wrecking Dawn is a cross-platform(Pc & Mobile) multi-player online card game (CCG). The game has five factions and about 500 magic cards to choose from, filled with infinite possibilities of deep strategy combinations. Players can build their decks with their own preferences to compete with others.

    2021StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Star Realms — Steam game cover

    Star Realms

    Third-strongest match for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

    2016StrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Dollar King — Steam game cover

    Dollar King

    Ranked #4 for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    Cute & cool cat politicians battle in this deck-building game! Play unlimited against players worldwide in this online two-player game! Win by collecting more votes than your opponent using a variety of cards!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Dragon Evo — Steam game cover

    Dragon Evo

    Ranked #5 for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    A fantasy themed card game and deckbuilder with elements from RPGs and strategy games. Manage resources, utilize strategic placement and use additional building cards, event cards and action cards to win. Single player, online ranked or unranked - play with or without your friends.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Cardow! - Battle of Decks — Steam game cover

    Cardow! - Battle of Decks

    Ranked #6 for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    Cardow! is a simple strategy card game. It combines a card game with turn-based strategy games. Build your way to your opponent and use your deck wisely. It depends not only on the strength of your cards, but also on your tactical skills.

    2022StrategyEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    SYRAK: the War in the Middle-East — Steam game cover

    SYRAK: the War in the Middle-East

    Ranked #7 for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    SYRAK is a card-based strategy game set during the most complex war in recent history of the Middle-East. Local or Online game have you play as the Resistance Axis or the Western Defence Organization. Use powerful Political, Espionage and Military Cards to outwit and overwhelm your opponent.

    2022StrategySimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
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    White Girl — Steam game cover

    White Girl

    Ranked #8 for Yomi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    This game's category is very original, which is "Real-time-color-changing-strategy Game". This game sets "color" itself as a battle states and it makes this game unique.

    2021StrategySimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Yomi at current Steam store prices.

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    Dollar King — Steam game cover

    Dollar King

    Priced ~87% under Yomi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    Cute & cool cat politicians battle in this deck-building game! Play unlimited against players worldwide in this online two-player game! Win by collecting more votes than your opponent using a variety of cards!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Cardow! - Battle of Decks — Steam game cover

    Cardow! - Battle of Decks

    Priced ~80% under Yomi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    Cardow! is a simple strategy card game. It combines a card game with turn-based strategy games. Build your way to your opponent and use your deck wisely. It depends not only on the strength of your cards, but also on your tactical skills.

    2022StrategyEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    SYRAK: the War in the Middle-East — Steam game cover

    SYRAK: the War in the Middle-East

    Priced ~53% under Yomi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Yomi.

    SYRAK is a card-based strategy game set during the most complex war in recent history of the Middle-East. Local or Online game have you play as the Resistance Axis or the Western Defence Organization. Use powerful Political, Espionage and Military Cards to outwit and overwhelm your opponent.

    2022StrategySimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗

More from Sirlin Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Sirlin Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Fantasy Strike — Steam game cover

    Fantasy Strike

    Another title from Sirlin Games, the studio behind Yomi. Shares Indie with Yomi.

    A fighting game designed from the ground up to be so easy to control that even non-fighting game players can play it, yet deep enough to play in tournaments. Vibrant graphics and excellent online play.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Chess 2: The Sequel — Steam game cover

    Chess 2: The Sequel

    Another title from Sirlin Games, the studio behind Yomi. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    The next step in the evolution of chess tuned for more viable options, strategic interest, and years and years of expert play.

    2014SportsStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Puzzle Strike — Steam game cover

    Puzzle Strike

    Another title from Sirlin Games, the studio behind Yomi. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    Puzzle Strike is an online deckbuilding puzzle game from David Sirlin, lead designer of Puzzle Fighter HD Remix and creator of the Fantasy Strike universe. Improve your deck (of chips!) as the game unfolds and crush your opponents under a mountain of gems!

    2015StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Yomi 2 — Steam game cover

    Yomi 2

    Another title from Sirlin Games, the studio behind Yomi. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yomi.

    A fighting game in card form. Learn your character, practice combos, and read the opponent's tendencies. Strategic, turn-based card battling that lets you experience the nuances of fighting games like Street Fighter and Fantasy Strike by a lead designer who worked on both.

    2025StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Yomi

How much does Yomi cost?
Yomi is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Yomi have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Yomi supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Yomi?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yomi are Space Betrayers, Andor - Wrecking Dawn, Star Realms.
Who developed Yomi?
Yomi was developed by Sirlin Games.

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