Onmyoji Arena

Onmyoji Arena takes the characters and mythology-inspired style of NetEase’s original Onmyoji and reshapes it into a traditional 5v5 mobile MOBA. Pick a Shikigami that fits your preferred lane and role, coordinate rotations and objectives, and push through towers until you can break the enemy base.

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Publisher: NetEase Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MOBA
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Pros: +Striking Japan-inspired presentation and memorable Shikigami designs. +Accessible touch controls that still allow smart plays. +Quick match pacing that suits mobile sessions. +Roster feels generally well-tuned across roles.
Cons: -Not many map variations compared to some competitors. -Network hiccups can occasionally affect fights.

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Overview

Onmyoji Arena Overview

Onmyoji Arena brings familiar faces from the Onmyoji universe into a lane-based, team-focused brawler built for phones and tablets. At its core, it plays like the genre standard, two teams of five fight for map control, farm resources, win skirmishes around key objectives, and take down a chain of towers to open a path to the enemy base. What makes it stand out is how heavily it leans into Japanese folklore influences, from character silhouettes to spell effects, paired with polished 3D models and full voice work that helps each Shikigami feel distinct.

Before you queue, you set up your build tools and combat options to match your job on the team. Item sets help you tailor damage, durability, or utility, while spells and the Onmyodo system let you fine-tune how your Shikigami performs in trades, engages, and escapes. The result is a game that is easy to control, but still rewards good decision-making, such as timing, positioning, and reading when to rotate.

Competitive players can jump into ranked play through the Talent Quest, where consistent wins move you upward into tougher brackets. If you want a change from the standard 5v5 structure, the game also offers Royal Battle, a 3v3v3 mode that turns matches into a faster race of teamfights and opportunistic picks, with the first team to reach the kill goal taking the win. Progress is steady, coins are earned simply by playing matches, and they can be used to unlock additional Shikigami, each offering different kits and roles to learn.

Onmyoji Arena Key Features:

  • Japanese Aesthetics and Lore – play a roster of Shikigami influenced by Japanese mythology, presented with high-quality character work and dedicated voice acting.
  • Balanced Gameplay – each Shikigami has 4 abilities plus 2 general spells, with strength coming largely from smart builds, timing, and teamwork rather than raw kit advantage.
  • Royal Battle – a 3v3v3 format where teams start apart, collide in the center, and the first squad to seal 30 Shikigami wins.
  • Support Your Shikigami – classic 5v5 lane combat focused on coordinated pushes, tower sieges, and closing out the match by destroying the enemy base.

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Full Review

Onmyoji Arena Review

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System Requirements

Onmyoji Arena System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Operating System: Android 4.0 and later (Android 5.1.1 and above recommended), iOS 10.0 and later

Music

Onmyoji Arena Music & Soundtrack

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Additional Info

Onmyoji Arena Additional Information

Developer: NetEase Games
Publisher: NetEase Games

Game Engine: NeoX

Closed Beta: May 25 – June 5, 2018
Release Date (iOS): July 12, 2018
Release Date (Android): July 16, 2018

Development History / Background:

Onmyoji Arena is a 3D anime-themed mobile MOBA developed and published by NetEase Games, a Chinese game company with a large mobile portfolio. It is positioned as a MOBA counterpart to NetEase’s turn-based strategy title Onmyoji, reusing the setting and Shikigami concept while shifting the gameplay to real-time, objective-driven matches. Announced in March 2018, the game initially launched in Japan and Southeast Asia in April 2018. A Global Closed Beta ran from May 25th to June 5th, leading into the wider release dates of July 12th on iOS and July 16th on Android.