Yomi is 20 years old. It was the first “fighting card game." Sirlin was a fighting game tournament player (who would later become lead designer of Street Fighter HD Remix) when he dreamed of capturing the the essence of fighting games in a way that allowed more people to enjoy what’s fun about them. He developed the game publicly on his forums from 2004-2008 and released it in 2009.

Since then there have been countless tournaments and events for Yomi, both offline and online. Just like in a fighting game, there are tier lists, there’s matchup knowledge to learn, there are character loyalists, etc. Critics gave high reviews at the time, such as Tom Vasel listing it as the 12th best game of all time back in 2011.

Now, Sirlin presents Yomi 2. It's not just a new edition—it's an entirely new game. Loads of new artwork, a different structure to the decks, much cleaner card design, a new "exchange" system, abilities work differently, projectile attacks, high/low mixups, super meter that you build up to do super moves, new characters and a new gem system to augment characters. There's a lot more advancements, but the core of the game remains the same: building up your hand for combos, and a double blind system of attacks, blocks, dodges, and throws.